Click Title to Access Melody First you ʻai some fish and poi, Pipikaula and some moi Then you have some ʻōkolehao, You’re at a lūʻau now Then you taste kalua pig, ʻIna wana, limu too ʻInamona and haupia You’re at a lūʻau now The poi is ʻulaʻula kamanu is too And laulau tastes so good to you ʻAlamihi and ʻopihi is always okay The chicken and the laiki loloa The hula girlies dance for you Kanes and wahines too In the true Hawaiian style, You're at a lūʻau now |
Source: G. Cooke collection -ʻai (to eat), moi (threadfish), kalua (roasted underground), ʻinamona (kukui nut relish), laulau (ti leaf food pack), laiki loloa (long rice), poi ʻulaʻula (reddish taro paste), ʻōkolehao (liquor), ʻina wana (small sea urchin), haupia (coconut pudding), ʻalamihi (black crab), pipikaula (beef jerky) limu (seaweed), lūʻau (feast), kamanu (salmon),ʻopihi (shellfish) Music clip by Gippy Cooke |