Oiwi Nani

ʻŌiwi Nani - Emma Defries
Kiʻekiʻe Kilohana i ka mālie Ulu wehi i ka maka o ka ʻōpua E pua maila i ka wēkiu I ka ʻōiwi nani o ʻAhuʻula He nui ʻoe naʻu I kuʻi lima ia e Hauola E ola ʻoe la e ka nani Kuʻu lei hiehie Hiehie ʻoe noho mai luna Lamalama i ka nui kino I ka hapa ia e ka manaʻo Kuleana ai kāua Nani wale ia pua i kaʻiu Eia i ke ao mālamalama Ua like no alike me Venuse Ka hōkū kau i ke ahiahi	Lofty Kilohana in the calm Charming in the presence of the horizon clouds Blooming at the tip top In the beautiful presence of ʻAhuʻula You are important to me Borne in the hands of Hauola May you live on, beautiful one, My precious lei You are chaming sitting on high Brightening my entire being Lifted up by the thoughts And draws us closer Lovely is the blossom on high Here in this brightened world Equally alike as Venus The star appearing in the evening
Source: "This Is Bill Kaiwa" CD - Lehua Records": This mele was dedicated to Princess Wahi i kaʻahuʻula (wrapped in a feathered cape) Kawananakoa, wife of Prince David Kawananakoa. Verse 1, Kilohana ia a peak at the head of Kalihi Valley, Oʻahu. Chorus, Hauola (dew life) was the name of an ancient goddess and an ancestor of Piʻikea (Umi's wife) from the legend of Umi-a-Liloa. It is also the name of one of the sacred stones that guard the Nuʻuanu trail. Mothers buried the umbilical cords of their babies beneath this stone. Some old time musicians called this mele Wahi i kaʻahuʻula. Translation by Mary Pukui