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Aia i Waikaloa Home hoʻokipa malihini Pumehana me ke aloha I ka leo o ka makamaka A huli aku au mahalo
ʻO ka noe a ka ua kea |
John Piʻilani Watkins |
Here at Waikaloa Is the home that welcomes the newcomer With warmth and love And the voice of a dear friend I turn to admire |
Source:- Written in 1947, for Waikaloa on the island of Maui, next to Hana bay. Kaʻuiki, the hill overlooking the bay, was the birthplace of Kaʻahumanu. Translated by Henry Kaalakahi © John P. Watkins |