Mahina ʻO Hoku - Lillian Awa

ʻAuhea wale ʻoe
Mahina ʻo Hoku
Hōʻike aʻe ʻoe
I kou nani

Ua laʻi nā kai
Mehameha nā pali
ʻO ʻoe a ʻo wau
E hoʻoipoipo nei

E moani ke ʻala
O ka pua hīnano
E ʻapo mai ʻoe
Me kou aloha

Haʻina kou inoa
Mahina ʻo Hoku
Ke noho nani maila
Mauna lani kiʻekiʻe

Where are you
Full moon of the night
Reveal your
Beauty

The seas are calm
The cliffs are lonely
But you and I
Are making love

How fragrant
Is the hīnano blossom
That captivates you
My love

Tell of your name
Full moon of the night
There beauty sits high
Above the heavenly mountain

Source: Translated by Ainsley Halemanu