Mauna Kahalawai `O Maui - Mele Pana

Hanohano i ka maka
Ke ʻike aku
Mauna Kahalawai ʻo Maui
E noho mai a i luna
I luna ma na wahi kiʻekiʻe

I noho i lalo Kahakuloa
Waiehu, Paukukalo, ame Wailuku
Waikapū ʻaʻole poʻina Māʻalaea
Aloha i ka poʻe o ka ʻāina
Aloha i ka poʻe o ka ʻāina

Haʻina ʻia mai ka puana
Mauna Kahalawai nou kēia mele
He inoa mai kahiko mai
Mauna Kahalawai ʻo Maui
Mauna Kahalawai ʻo Maui

 Great wonders to the eyes
To behold
Mt. Kahalawai of Maui
It is there, up high
Upon the highest point

And there below is Kahakuloa
Waiehu, Paukukalo and Wailuku
Waikapū, do not forget Māʻalaea
Greetings and love to the people of the land
Greetings and love to the people of the land

This is the end of my story
Mt. Kahalawai, this is your song
A name from ancient times
Mt. Kahalawai of Maui
Mt. Kahalawai of Maui


Source: Ipolani Serenaders, Translator unknown