Kaʻauwila (Rapid Transit Hula) - by Martha K. Nani
O ke kaʻa Rapid Transit kaʻu aloha I ka nome mālie i ka alahao Hao ana e ka manaʻo ke kalaiwa Ehuehu i ke kula loa o Kalihi Ua laʻi ka helena me kuʻu aloha Hone ana ka manaʻo i kuʻu poli Hoʻolale mai ana a e huli hoʻi E ʻike i ka nani o ke kapitala Ka ihona o ke kula la o Kalihi Pa ana ka makani poʻai hale I laila wau i kīlohi iho ai I ka nani uluwehi a o ke kaona Kau nui aku hoʻi koʻu manaʻo E ʻike i ka nani aʻo Manoa I laila wau ai i ka iho ai O ke alanui nani kikeʻekeʻe O ka hana ana ia a kaʻauwila He pakika he paheʻe ka ihona pali	It is the Rapid Transit that I love Moving quietly over the rails The driver puts on the power Away we go over the distant plain to Kalihi It was pleasant going along with my sweetheart When a pleasant thought came into my mind To turn about and go back To see the beauty of the capital city At the incline from the plain of Kalihi Came a wind that rose among the houses It was there that I caught a glimpse Of the charming beauty of the city Then I became determined To see the beauty of Manoa It was there that I saw A beautiful street that wound crookedly That is the way electricity works We go slipping and sliding down the hill
Source: Sonny Cunha's Music Book, Copyright 1902 Bergstrom Music Co. Translation by Mary Pukui