Ua Nani Kauaʻi - Traditional

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Ua nani Kauaʻi nani i ka laʻi
Wai iho ka hela hela nei

Hanohano ka ua aʻo Hanalei
Ka moku nei hoʻi i ke one
*(Ua loku mai nei i ke one)

Hui:
He one ona ia nā manu
Hoʻohenoheno nei o pua rose

Ae pua hoi au uʻi nei
Ua nani Kauaʻi nani i ka laʻi

*Alternate Stanza



Beautiful is Kauaʻi in the calm
The heavy downpouring water

Glorious is the rain of Hanalei
The land that you always return to
*(Heavy, downpouring rain in the land)

Chorus:
A land of many birds
Cherished is the rose blossom

Yes, I return to this beauty
Beautiful is Kauaʻi in the calm



Source: G. Cooke collection, Translator unknown, Music clip by Gippy Cooke