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ʻO kaʻu nō iaʻī aku aʻe lā
- Hū ana ka makani ē
- ʻUʻumi ke aloha me ka waimaka lā
- Hū ana ka makani ē
Mālama pono ʻoe i ko lei hulu
lā
- Hū ana ka makani ē
- O pulu i ka ua mae kona nani lā
- Hū ana ka makani ē
Mea ʻole i ka loa o Kaimukī lā
Hū ana ka makani ē
- Ke ana ʻiliwai koʻu makemake lā
- Hū ana ka makani ē
He aha nei hana a ke kelepono lā
Hū ana ka makani ē
- Ke kapalulu nei o ke aumoe lā
- Hū ana ka makani ē
Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana lā
- Hū ana ka makani ē
- ʻO ʻoe aʻo wau nalo ia mea lā
- Hū ana ka makani ē
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It is for me to say
- The blowing of the wind
- Love tugs (at the heart)
bringing tears
- The blowing of the wind
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- You must take good care of your
feather lei
- The blowing of the wind
- Or it'll be drenched in rain
fading it's beauty
- The blowing of the wind
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- The distance to Kaimukī is
short
- The blowing of the wind
- It is a reflection of my desire
(for you)
- The blowing of the wind
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- Is that the sound of the
telephone?
- The blowing of the wind
- Ringing so early in the
morning?
- The blowing of the wind
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- Tell the refrain
- The blowing of the wind
- You and I together, no one
needs to know
- The blowing of the wind
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Source: Garza-Maguire Collection - Kaimukī (the
ki or ti leaf oven) was the location of four heiaus in ancient times.
One at Diamond Head, another
at Maunae near Sierra Drive, a third between Ocean Drive and
Waiʻalae Drive Inn and the fourth at Lēʻahi Hospital. The
Great Mahele of 1848 gave most of Kaimukī to William
Lunalilo, who would eventually become king. He, in turn,
passed the land to Paul Isenberg who sold 260 acres to a
real estate development company, in 1898. The first house
lots were advertised at $400.00 offering dry and rocky
terrain, infamous red dirt and no water lines. The only
access was Waiʻalae road. Business was not brisk. The
electric trolley came to Kaimukī in 1903 and paved roads
followed in 1925. This mele may tell of a love affair that
was not so secret. Ka makani is a veiled meaning for gossip.
Lei hulu refers to a very cherished loved one. Music clip by Gippy Cooke
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