Wahine Hele Lā - by Prince William Pitt Leleiōhoku
Honi ana i ke anu i ka mea huÊ»ihuÊ»i HuÊ»i hewa i ka Ê»ili i ka ua Pōʻaihala Lei ana i ka mokihana i ka wewehi o Kaiona LÄ«hau pue i ke anu hauÊ»oki o Kaleponi   Hui: E ō ka wahine hele lā o Kaiona Alualu wai liÊ»ulā o ke kaha puaÊ»ohai O ka ua lanipō lua pō anu o ke KoÊ»olau KuÊ»u hoa o ka malu kÄ« malu kukui o KahoÊ»iwai   HiaÊ»ai ka welina ka neneÊ»e a ka ʻōhelo papa Puapua i ka noe mohala i ke anu Noho nō me ka Ê»anoÊ»i ka manaÊ»o ia loko O loko hana nui, pauÊ»ole i ke ana Ê»ia   A ka wailele o Niakala Ê»ike i ka wai ānuenue I ka pōʻaiÊ»ai a ka Ê»ehu haliÊ»i paÊ»a i laila Pue ana i ka Ê»ehu wai, pupuÊ»u i ke koÊ»ekoÊ»e Eia iho ka mehana o ka poli o HiÊ»ilei	Smelling a fragrance in the cool air Chilled is the skin in the Pōʻaihala rain Wearing a mokihana lei, the adornment of Kaiona Shivering in the cold, the icy cold of California   Chorus: Respond, lady in the sunshine of Kaiona Following the mirage where monkeypod blossoms bloom In the pouring, chilly KoÊ»olau rain My companion in the ti and kukui grove of KahoÊ»iwai   Delighting in the loveliness of creeping strawberries Hidden in the fog that spreads in the cold Remaining with delight within the thoughts So deep within, it is immeasurable   At Niagara Falls she saw rainbow hued water Surrounded by the mist that covers there Shivering in the foam, crouching in the cold Here is warmth in the bosom of HiÊ»ilei
Source: Ea Collection - This name song for Princess Pauahi was written after her visit to America. Accommpanied by her husband, Charles R. Bishop, he is referred to as Hiʻilei in the mele. Poʻaiʻai is the rain in Kahaluʻu, Oʻahu. Kahoʻiwai is in Mānoa Valley. Translated by Kini Sullivan