Ka Leo O Ka Manu - Words & Music by Richard Iliwa`alani 

ʻO ka leo o ka manu
E hoʻi mai e pili
ʻO ka leo o ka manu
Hō hoʻi mai e pili
 
Hui:
Keiki o ka ʻāina i ka pono
Nānākuli ʻeā
Hō hoʻi mai e pili
 
Hui:
Keiki o ka ʻāina i ka pono
Waimānalo ea
Hō hoʻi mai e pili
 
Hui:
Keiki o ka ʻāina i ka pono
Hoʻolehua ea
Hō hoʻi mai e pili
 
Hui:
Keiki o ka ʻāina i ka pono
Papakōlea ea
Hō hoʻi mai e pili
The voice of the bird
Return and hold fast
The voice of the bird
Return and hold fast
 
Chorus:
Child of the land in righteousness
Nānākuli
Return and be close
 
Chorus:
Child of the land in righteousness
Waimānalo ea
Return and be close
 
Chorus:
Child of the land in righteousness
Hoʻolehua ea
Return and be close
 
Chorus:
Child of the land in righteousness
Papakōlea ea
Return and be close


Source: E. Johnson - A call to the people of the land to hold fast to righteousness and their heritage. Professor Richard Iliwaʻalani was instrumental in starting a children's club in
Nānākuli. This mele was composed for the club and the other homesteads added later in the hui