Nā Hala O Naue (Pandanus Of Naue) - by J. Kahinu Click Title to Access Melody
Nani wale nā hala ʻeā ʻeā O Naue i ke kai ʻeā ʻeā   Ke ʻoni aʻela ʻeā ʻeā Pili mai Hāʻena ʻeā ʻeā   ʻEna aku nā maka ʻeā ʻeā ʻO nā manu i ka pua ʻeā ʻeā   A ʻike i ka lehua ʻeā ʻeā Mikiʻala i laila ʻeā ʻeā   I laila nō au ʻeā ʻeā Me ka manaʻo pū ʻeā ʻeā *(Me ka anoi pū)   Nani wale ka nahele ʻeā ʻeā I pūia i ke ʻala ʻeā ʻeā   Ke ʻala lauaʻe ʻeā ʻeā ʻO ka pua mokihana ʻeā ʻeā   ʻOni aku nā Hono ʻeā ʻeā Ka pua o Piʻilani ʻeā ʻeā   ʻO koʻu lei ia ʻeā ʻeā ʻO ua laʻi nei ʻeā ʻeā   Haʻina ka inoa ʻeā ʻeā ʻO Kaleleonālani ʻeā ʻeā   *Alternate phrase	Hala or Pandanus   Prince Albert	Beautiful are the pandanus Of Naue by the sea   They are swaying Close to Haʻena   The eyes of the birds look eagerly At the flowers   When they see the lehua They gather there   I went there, too In thought *(With my beloved)   The forest is beautiful Drenched in fragrance   Fragrance of lauaʻe ferns And mokihana berries   The Hono bays appear The flowers of Piʻilani   She is my lei And regal peace   The end of the name song For The-Flight-of-the-Royal-Ones   *Alternate Phrase
Source: King's Hawaiian Melodies © 1930, 43 Charles E. King - This mele honors Kaleleonālani (Flight of the Royal Ones), the name taken by Queen Emma after the deaths of her son Prince Albert in 1862, and her husband, King Kamehameha IV in 1863. Praise of trees, flowers, birds and places was a way of honoring a beloved person. The Hono bays in verse 8 are the 6 Maui bays that begin with the name Hono ruled by Maui Chief Piʻilani. Dancers do not use Hala leis for adornment when they do the hula. This song is an exception. Normally the Hala Pepe (dracaena pleomele) is used rather than the Hala or Pandanus. Music clip by Gippy Cooke