Welina Oʻahu - Wayne
Chang, Robert Cazimero & Leinaala
Heine Kalama |
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| Welina Oʻahu me ka lei ʻilima Ua lihi ʻalani ka heke o nā pua Aia lā ka pua kenikeni E māpu mai ana no Koʻolaupoko Holoholo ma ke ala o Maunaloa Uluwehi na pua sweet tubarose Kuʻi ana ka lāʻau i ke kōnane ʻAuwē hiki nō, inu ke ʻala pīkake I luna kaulana o Puʻōwaina Melia mau loa ka waihoʻoluʻu I kēia ahiahi i haku mai ai ʻO ʻoe kaʻu i hāʻupu aʻe nei |
Hail Oʻahu, with your lei ʻilima Of fragile orange petals, the fairest flower of the land There is the pua kenikeni Whose fragrance wafts here from Koʻolaupoko Let us go along the road to Maunaloa Adorn (ourselves) with the sweet tubarose Hitting the la`au or stick, in the moonlight Oh, yes indeed, drink of the pīkake scent Above is the famous Puʻōwaina, Plumeria growing in an abundance of colors This evening, a mele was written, of you all, Who are remembered so fondly |
| Source: Translation from Noelani of Mountain Apple Records includes paukū (verse) 3 from original composition, not recorded. Edited by Kaiponohea Hale, Malia Morales, Abraham Alama | |