Pakalana - Words and music by Keali`ikaleo`olaeanuikaumanamana VIII Blaisdell

Auhea wale ana `oe
Ka pua o pakalana
Onaona wale `ia pua
I ka hiki mau `ia
Onaona i ka ihu
Ke`ala pua pakalana

A luna au a`o Nu`uanu
Ulu a`e no pakalana
Ho`oheno a ho`omalu `ia
I ka poli o ka lâ`au
Ke mâpu lâ i ka luna
I ka ua Lîhau

Ha`ina ka puana
Ka pua o pakalana
Kaulana nô `oe ika nani
Kaulana nô i ke `ala
Onaona i ka ihu
Ke`ala pua pakalana

Harken to my song
Of the Pakalana blossom
Fragrant is this flower
Due to it’s ever blooming
Fragrant indeed to inhale
The scent of the pakalana

Up above at Nu`uanu
The pakalana grows
Cherished and protected
In the bosom of the trees
Perfuming the air above
In the Lîhau rain

Sing the refrain so all may hear
Of the pakalana blossom
Famous for your beauty
Famous for your scent
Fragrant indeed to inhale
The scent of the pakalana

Source: Kealiʻi Blaisdell's CD "Malumaluakua". This is a song that has captured the hearts of those who listened to it. Pakalana was written 06-11-2008, for Kealiʻi’s wife Korrie Nishijima. Korrie’s favorite flower, the Pakalana, is not a very pretty plant at all, but the fragrance is very alluring and capturing. A lot of kaona or hidden messages/meanings in this song, as it is written for his wife. Translated by Kealiʻi Blaisdell © 2008, Kealiʻi Blaisdell