Kumukahi - Grace McBride & J.
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| Kilakila ʻo Puna ua kaulana I ka hale ipu kukui aʻo Kumukahi ʻAkahi hoʻi au a ʻike maka I ka ʻōlapa kauila puni o Puna No Puna ke ʻala i hali ʻia mai E kono mai ana iaʻu e naue aku E naue ka hoa e kuʻu aloha Ke ʻike i ka nani aʻo Koaʻe Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana I ka hale ipu kukui aʻo Kumukahi |
Puna is majestic in fame For the lighthouse of Kumukahi For the first time I beheld The lightning flashes surrounding Puna From Puna comes the fragrance borne Inviting me to motion My love, the friend who moves (me) To see the beauty of Koaʻe Tell the refrain of my song For the lighthouse of Kumukahi |
| Source: Kuʻuipo Kumukahi CD " Nā Hiwa Kupuna O Kuʻu One Hānauʻ - Kumukahi (first beginning) the easternmost point on the island of Hawaiʻi. This cape may have been named for a chief that ridiculed Pele, causing her to send waves of lava that enveloped him and formed the cape. An older legend remembers Kumukahi as coming from Kahiki with his two wives, who caused the seasons to change by pushing the sun back and forth between them. This was also a place of healing for sun worshippers. Verse 4, stanza 2, Koaʻe is a village in the Puna district. | |