Puʻuwai Pumehana - Words & music by Victor Lanakila Rittenband
 
Puʻuwai pumehana
Piha meka hauʻoli
Piha ʻoe i ke aloha
Nona hana apau
Ha`i ana nā kanaka
I kau hana maikaʻi
Puʻuwai pumehana
Naʻu ʻoe a mau loa

Puʻuwai pumehana
Wehiwehi no ʻoe
Kuʻu pua mae ʻole
Hiwahiwa ʻoe naʻu
Onaona i ka ihu
Hiʻipoi mau nō
Puʻuwai pumehana
Naʻu ʻoe a mau loa

Haʻina ka puana
No ka puʻuwai aloha
Kuʻu pua mae ʻole
Hiwahiwa ʻoe naʻu
Onaona i ka ihu
Hiʻipoi mau nō
Puʻuwai pumehana
Hoʻi mai e pili
Heart so warm
Filled with happiness
You are filled with love
For everything you do
People talk about you
Of the good thins you do
Heart so warm
You are mine forever

Heart so warm
You are beautiful
My never fading flower
You are my favorite
Fragrant to me
I will always cherish you
Heart so warm
You are mine forever

This is the end of my story
About a loving heart
My never fading flower
You are my favorite
Fragrant to me
I will always cherish you
Heart so warm
Let's get together
Source: Postcards from Hawaiʻi CD, Kokua Records, PO Box 8100, Honolulu, HI. 96830-0100 - Composed 1972, this was a prize winning song in the Search for Songs contest in 1973. Hawaiian lyrics edited by Alice Namakelua © 1972 Victor Rittenband