Miloliʻi- John Makuakane

Miloliʻi aku nei au lā
I ke kau ʻēkake lā
Nuha i ke alanui

Waikīkī aku nei au lā
I ke kau ʻelepani lā
Ihu peleleu

Calafrisco aku nei au lā
I ke kau mokulele lā
A lewa i ka lewa

Honolulu aku nei au lā
I ke kau steam a Lola lā
Holo i ke ala wai

Haʻina ʻia mai ka puana la
I ke kau ʻēkake (kekoke) la
Nuha i ke alanui

 At Miloliʻi, there was I
As I got on the donkey
It is stubborn on the road

At Waikīkī, there was I
As I got on the elephant
It swings its trunk

At San Francisco, there was I
I boarded the plane
It dips from side to side

At Honolulu, there I was
I boarded the steamer Lola
It rolled in the water

Thus ends my song
As I got on the donkey
It is stubborn on the road
Source: Tranlator unknown - Composed in the 1930’s, verse #2, the elephant was Daisy, a popular animal at the Honolulu Zoo