Molokaʻi Hula - Words by Mary Robins, Music by John Noble
Click Title to Access Melody Hanohano ka inoa aʻo Molokaʻi lā Lei ana i ka pua o ke kukui O ka wehi kaulana o kuʻu ʻāina O Molokaʻi nui a Hina O Hālawa e ʻalawa iho ʻAlawa ka ulua e ma alo nei O Pūkoʻo noʻu ko aloha Me ka ulu kukui o Lanikāula Hoʻolehua he ʻāina nani Kaulana ka inoa hoʻopulapula Kalamaʻula ahe home nani Ho mai ko lama ʻai ala noʻu Hea aku no wau e ō mai ʻoe Lei ana i ka pua o ke kukui	Distinguished, the name of Molokaʻi Adorned with a wreath of the kukui flower Famous symbol of my land Molokaʻi, born of Great Hina Hālawa, glance down Look quickly, see the ulua on the upper surface Pūkoʻo, my love With the kukui grove of Lanikāula Hoʻolehua, a beautiful land Name of the famous homestead Kalamaʻula, oh, beautiful home Come, let us go there to eat I call to you, you answer Adorned with a wreath of the kukui flower
Source Johnny Noble's Hawaiian Hula - Hālawa (curve) and Pūkoʻo (hill that supports) are in east Molokaʻi. Kalamaʻula (red lama tree) was the site of the first Molokaʻi homestead. Verse 3, stanza 2, Lanikāula (royal prophet) is the sacred kukui nut grove of the famous prophet buried here, after his death by sorcery. Hoʻolehua (no seed), another homestead so named because the wind blew away seeds that were planted. © 1934, 1962 Miller Music Corp. Music clip by Gippy Cooke