Maui Nani (Beautiful Maui) - by Johannna Koana Wilcox

Hanohano ʻo Maui mai kinohi mai
Kuahiwi kilakila o Haleakalā
Maikaʻi na hono aʻo Piʻilani
Haʻaheo ʻo Maui nani Lanikēhau

Uluwehi ka hiʻona o na wai ʻeha
Na wai kaulana ma ke komohana
Wai miliani ʻia e ka malu o ke ao
Haʻaheo ʻo Maui ʻāina kamahaʻo

Kaulana e ka ua Lanihaʻaha`a
Ke kupa aiwaiwa nani la aʻo Hana
ʻAnoʻai Kaʻuiki au i ke kai
Haʻaheo ʻo Maui ka waiʻanapanapa

Puana ka wehi hoʻohenoheno
No ka pua miulana nani i ka hano
Me ʻoe ka welina o kuʻu aloha
Haʻaheo ʻo Maui nani Lanikeha

Regal has Maui been from its
With majestic Haleakalā, an imposing sight
And the charming bays of Piʻilani
Maui is stately with sublime beauty

Lush with verdure are four towns
Well known towns of West Maui
Towns fondly caressed by sheltering skies
Maui is stately with wonders untold

Famous is the rain pouring from low skies
Ethereal native of Hana
Greetings to Kaʻuiki reaching into the sea
Maui is famed for the waters that sparkle

Now ends my song of adulation
To the lovely muilana hereby honored
To you, my warm greetings
Maui, you are stately and supremely beautiful


Source: CD Eia Au ʻO Noelani, Tradewind Records, PO Box 37624, Honolulu HI, 96837 - Composed in 1966 for James Kaupena Wong, this sings of the beauty of Maui, the composer's birth island. The muilana flower honors Kaupena's part Chinese heritage.