Keawaiki (Little harbor or channel) - Helen Desha Beamer

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Eia lā he kono
Ua loa’a mai Keawaiki
E kipa e nanea
E ho’olau kanaka
E pā’ina ai ho’i me ia kini
Keiki aloha a Hawai’i
He punahele ho’i ‘oe na mâkou

He nani a he ‘oluʻolu iʻo nō
Ia home i ka ʻae kai
I laila ‘oe e ola ai
Keiki aloha a Hawai’i
He punahele hoʻi ‘oe na mākou

Here is an invitation
Received from Keawaiki
To visit, relax,
To get together
And lunch with friends
Beloved son of Hawai’i
You are our favorite indeed

Truly beautiful, cool and comfortable
This home by the sea
You live here
Beloved son of Hawai’i
You are our favorite indeed
Source: Songs of Helen Desha Beamer © 1942, Charles E. King - Honoring the beach home of Francis ‘I‘I Brown in Kona, this was written while visiting Kālahuipuaʻa, the historic fishponds on the estate.