Aloha ʻIa ʻO Waiʻanae - by Abigail Pililāʻau & Rachael Kaleiwahea
Aloha ʻia ʻo Waiʻanae He malu i ka ulu niu Ulu niu kaulana ʻo Pōkaʻī He nani ke ʻike aku Kū kilakila Kaʻala Kuahiwi kau i ka hano Uluwehi i ka maile lau liʻiliʻi He ʻala huʻihuʻi ē Pā ana ka makani he Kaiāulu He aheahe mālie Puīa i ke ʻala o ka ʻawapuhi He pua ʻala onaona Haʻina mai ka puana ʻO Waiʻanae kuʻu home Home i aloha ʻia e mākou Home poina ʻole	Love for Waiʻanae The peaceful shady Famous coconut grove of Pōkaʻī Bay I see the beauty Majestic Kaʻala The glorious mountain Where the small leaf maile grows in profusion With its penetrating fragrance The wind named Kaiāulu Blows gently Brings the fragrance of ginger The sweet smelling flower Tell the refrain Of my home at Waiʻanae The home that we love The unforgettable home
Source: Hailama Farden - In a video taped interview given to Hailama by Mrs. Pililāʻau's remaining two daughters, Agnes Kim & Mercy Garcia, they stated the song was written by Auntie Rachael Kaleiwahea, who took the mele to Auntie Abbie to paka (edit). Since Mrs. Pililāʻau had much to edit, she joined in ownership. Kaʻala is the highest mountain on Oʻahu. Pōkaʻī means Pō the night of Ī and was the name of a no longer existing coconut grove in the area of Kamaile, near the present site of Waiʻanae Intermediate School. Glen Kila, descendant of Kila-Pililaʻau ʻohana says, "the original name of Pōka'i Bay is Malaea and the sandy beach is Neneʻu. My father was born at Neneʻu and my great grandmother and her ohana are direct descendants of the aboriginal families of Neneʻu.” © 1973 Henry K. Kim Hawaiian Text edited by Puakea Nogelmeier.