Kani ʻUʻina - Traditional |
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Kani ʻuʻina lâ Ka wai aʻo Nāmolokama Nākolo e oe oe nei i Ke alo o nā pali Hoʻohākuʻi ana i ka pae ʻōpua Hoʻohihi wale aku nō wau i laila Hui: |
Rumbles The waterfall of Nāmolokama It roars before The face of the cliffs The sound reaches the cloud banks How I long to be there again Chorus: |
Source: H. Farden - This song was found in an old Hilo manuscript. Nāmolokama is the waterfall in the Nāmolokama mountains at the head of Hanalei Valley, Kauaʻi. Translation by Mary Pukui |