Waiʻaleʻale - Words by Matilda Kauwe Music by John Noble
Eia mai au o Waiʻaleʻale
Kohu mau pīkake i ka ʻili kai

Ua hana ʻia kau, hoʻi ua lawa
Ua ʻohu i ka lei o ka mokihana

Nāna e ʻalo aku nei Kailoa
Loaʻa Kauaʻi Mano-o-kalani

Ka lani hea nei, e imi ʻia nei
Ko lō hauʻoli i ka malihini

Kū mai ka puana me kona nani
Hoʻokele ka moana Pākīpika

Haʻina ka puana ʻo Waiʻaleʻale
Ua ʻohu i ka lei o ka Mokihana


 Here I am, Waiʻaleʻale
It's as if jasmine blossoms covered the sea

It was covered and it was sufficient
Adorned with garlands of mokihana

He who escorts Kailoa
Kauaʻi's Mano-o-kalani-pō

The heavens call for
The happy days of visitors

The refrain tells of its beauty
Navigating the Pacific ocean

Let the story be told of Waiʻaleale
It is adorned by garlands of Mokihana
Source: Noble's Hawaiian Hula, Translated by Kanani Kamai © renewal 1963, Miller Music Co