ʻEkolu Nō Pua - Charles.K.Kama

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ʻEkolu nō pua kau mai i luna
Kaulana i ka maka o ka lehulehu

Lehulehu mākou lā i luna ʻoe
Lāhui malihini o Hawaiʻi nei

Aʻa mau kou leo, e oha mai
Ke puni ka hou mai o nā kūpuna

ʻAuʻau i ka wai aʻo Punahou a
Mai hoa pili
nō, ka makani Kiu

Ua like nō ʻoe, e ka makani Kiu
Ka makani hoʻoulu hoʻi i ka ʻili

Hoʻokahi nō pili, hoʻokahi koho
Kohā kahi ke kupuna, Kākuhihewa

Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana
ʻEkolu nō pua kau mai i luna
ʻEkolu nō pua kau mai i
luna



Three flowers highly esteemed
Famous in the eyes of the multitude

The native population honors you
The newcomers of Hawaiʻi also

Your affectionate voice sends joyous greetings
The news of the grandparents

Swimming in the waters of Punahou
A close friend, the Kiu wind comes

You are comparable to the Kiu wind
The wind that rises and pelts the skin

One relation, one choice
The ancestor Kākuhihewa

Tell the refrain
Three flowers highly esteemed
Three descendants highly esteemed


Source: G. Cooke collection - This mele honors the descendants of Chief Kākuhihewa. Music clip by Gippy Cooke, Translated by Kanani Kamai, Hawaiian Text edited by Puakea Nogelmeier