ʻŌpae Ē - Words by Pilahi Paki, Music by Irmgard ʻĀluli
ʻŌpae ē,ʻŌpae ē ʻŌpae hoʻi, ʻŌpae hoʻi Ua hele mai au, ua hele mai au Na kuahine ʻAi iā wai ʻAi iā wai ʻAi iʻa puhi ʻAi iʻa puhi Nui ʻo puhi, a liʻiliʻi au ʻAʻole loa Pipipi ē, Pipipi ē Pipipi hoʻi, Pipipi hoʻi Ua hele mai au, ua hele mai au Na kuahine ʻAi iā wai, ʻAi iā wai ʻAi iʻa puhi, ʻAi iʻa puhi Nui ʻo puhi, a liʻiliʻi au ʻAʻole loa Pūpū ē, Pūpū ē Pūpū hoʻi, Pūpū hoʻi Ua hele mai au, ua hele mai au Na kuahine ʻAi iā wai, ʻAi iā wai ʻAi iʻa puhi, ʻAi iʻa puhi Nui ʻo puhi, a liʻiliʻi au ʻAʻole loa Kūpeʻe ē , Kūpeʻe ē Kūpeʻe hoʻi, Kūpeʻe hoʻi Ua hele mai au, ua hele mai au Na kuahine ʻAi iā wai, ʻAi iā wai ʻAi iʻa puhi, ʻAi iʻa puhi Nui ʻo puhi, a liʻiliʻi au ʻAʻole loa ʻOpihi ē, ʻOpihi ē ʻOpihi hoʻi, ʻOpihi hoʻi Ua hele mai au, ua hele mai au Na kuahine Mai makaʻu Naʻu e pani I ka maka lā puhi Kēlā puhi	ʻŌpae ʻŌpae I have come to you For my sister With whom is she? With puhi Puhi is large and I am tiny No way Pipipi Pipipi I have come to you For my sister With whom is she? With puhi Puhi is large and I am tiny No way Pūpū Pūpū I have come to you For my sister With whom is she? With puhi Puhi is large and I am tiny No way Kûpe`e Kûpe`e I have come to you For my sister With whom is she? With puhi Puhi is large and I am tiny No way ʻOpihi ʻOpihi I have come to you For my sister Fear not For I will cover The eyes so that Puhi can't see
Source: Legend tells of a maiden from Kahakuloa, Maui, wjho wasnkidnapped by an eel. Her brother, intent on saving her from the eel's cave, summoned sea creatures to help. All refused except the ʻopihi, who clamped themselves over the eel's eyes, blinding him. The brother was able to rescue his sister. ʻŌpae is shrimp, Pūpū is seashell, Pipipi is mollusk, Kūpʻe is marine snail, ʻOpihi is limpet.	Pilahi Paki