Waiʻaleʻale Hula - Traditional

Haʻaheo no Kauaʻi
I ka mokuahi Waiʻaleʻale

Nana i ʻalo aku me ka ahonui
O ke kui o Ka Ieʻie waho

ʻOhuohu no ka wahine
Ka lei mokihana o kaulana nei

Kōwelo ko hae Hawaiʻi
Ma ka nuku o Māmala

Mālama ia iho ke aloha
I kuleana nou i laila

Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana
Ka lei mokihana o Waiʻaleʻale

 Proud is Kauaʻi
Of the steamship Waiʻaleʻale

It was she who traveled with patience
Over the sea of outer Ka Ieʻie

Bedecked is the lady
With the famous mokihana lei

Her Hawaiian flag waves
Over the entrance of Māmala

Take care of love
For that brings friendship for you there

This ends my song
Of the mokihana lei of Waiʻaleʻale
Source: Buke Hula - Ka Ieʻie is the sea between Kauaʻi and Oʻahu. Outer Ka Ieʻie is the water farthest from Kauaʻi, closer to Oʻahu. Māmala is the entrance to Honolulu Harbor. Translated by Mary Pukui