Nani Waiʻaleʻale - Dan Pokipala, Sr.

 
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Kaulana wale ʻoe Kaua`i
Kuahiwi nani Waiʻaleʻale
Me na kini ʻeā
Manokalanipō

He moani aʻe nei ke ʻala
O ka mokihana me ka lauaʻe
Me na pua ʻeā
Like ʻole o ka ʻāina

ʻUʻina`inā kolo i na pali
I ka wai aʻo Nāmolokama
Me na limu ʻeā
He pakika o Manuʻakepa

Haʻina ʻia mai ka puana
Kuahiwi nani Waiʻaleʻale
Me na kini ʻeā
Manokalanipō


Famous you are, Kauaʻi
For beautiful Mount Waiʻaleʻale
And the king
Manokalanipō

The breeze carries fragrance
Of mokihana and sweet fern
And all the different flowers
Of the land

The roar thunders on the cliffs
At the falls of Nāmolokama
And the moss
Is slippery at Manuʻakepa
The story is told
ʻ
Of beautiful Mount Waiʻaleʻale
And the king
Manokalanipō

Source: Recorded by Darlene Ahuna CD "Classic Hula" - Waiʻaleʻale is Kauaʻi's highest mountain and one of the wettest places on earth. Manokalanipō was a famous chief of Kauaʻi. Music clip by Gippy Cooke