Kūwili (Stand Entwined) - Kaleiepu |
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| Aia i Kūwili ʻeā O Kanaueue E naue kaua ʻeā I ka ʻai ho`opau Holu a ka lau nui ʻeā ʻO ko`u hoa `ia Noho ana me aʻu ʻeā E holu ana me ʻia la Aia i Kailina ʻeā I uka Kahauwiki Ho aʻe kaua ʻeā Kai aʻo Hale Hai ʻAʻole no nau ʻeā Na ka manu i Hele Leʻa Aha leʻaleʻa maka ʻeā Noho ka `ino i loko Haʻina ka puana ʻeā Kai aʻo Hale Hai |
There at Interwoven |
Source: Noble’s "Hawaiian Hulas" - Kūwili was the red-light district of Honolulu makai (towards the ocean) of Nimitz highway, bordering Leleo and Iwilei. Verse 1, stanza 2, Kanaueue (rotating of the hips) was the name of a fish pond at Kûwili. Verse 5, stanza 2, mauka is the direction towards the mountains. Kahauwiki is the area where Fort Shafter is located. Hale is sometimes used to describe a woman. The whaling industry was credited with establishing prostitution in the 1800’s. The notorious house of prostitution, or Hale Le`a, called the Iwilei Stockade was eventually shut down by the legislature in 1916. Copyright 1934,62 Miller Music Corp. Recorded by Moana Chang "Boat Days in Hawai`i" CD. Translated by Kini Sullivan |
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