Kalena Kai - Chant by Liholiho, music by Charles E. King
ʻO Kalena kai Haleʻauʻau Aʻo līhuʻe i Mālama nui ʻO kaʻehuʻehu o ke kai Ka moena pāwehe o Mokulēʻia ʻO ka wai iho ia olu kāua Aʻo Kaʻala kau mai i luna Ka lae ʻo Kaʻena oni ma mua ʻO Lauhulu no me Puʻukapu ʻO Halemano lūlū i ka lehua ʻO Waimalu no noho i ka malu Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana O ka lua o nā lani e ō mai Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana Aʻo līhuʻe i Mālama nui	Kalena kai, the bathhouse The chill at Mālama nui The sea spray Geometric designs of the plains of Mokulēʻia The descending water refreshes us Mount Kaʻala rises above The cape of Kaʻena appears ahead With Lauhulu and Puʻukapu Halemano is verdant with lehua Waimalu is there in peace Tell the refrain The graves of the chiefs, they call Tell the refrain The chill at Mālama nui
Source: Thomas T Shirai Jr, Kawaihapai Ohana, including cousin Kumu Hula Antone Kaoʻo of Mokulēʻia, Waialua - This mele, originally a chant by King Liholiho, was set to music by Charles E King and honors places in Waialua Moku. Liholiho wrote this in remembrance of a visit to Waialua in the 1820's, when he & Kaʻahumanu stopped there on the way to Kauaʻi to see King Kaumualiʻi. In ancient times, certain areas of the sea were kapu or designated places to bathe. This ceremonial bathing was for remission of sin. Verse 1, Haleʻauʻau is a gulch in Waialua, Lihuʻe and Mālama nui, land divisions near Schofield. Verse 2, praises the agricultural productivity of the fields of Mokulēʻia that resemble a patterned mat and the Kawaihapai ohana, who treat this as their ohana mele. The ohana provided supplies and probably entertained the royal retinue. Verse 3, Kaʻala, the highest mountain on Oʻahu and Kalena, the 2nd highest peak, are both at Wahiawa. Verse 4, Kaʻena Point, is where the souls of the departed (leileina ʻuhane) leap into the next world. Lauhulu and Puʻukapu are the guardians of Mount Kaʻala. Verse 5, Halemano was famous for its ohiʻa lehua and Waimalu, a place of purification, was kapu. Translated by Kanani Mana. Recorded by Kuʻuipo Kumukahi, "E Kuʻu Lei, E Kuʻu Ipo" CD	King Liholiho