Ko'Olau
written by
Weymoth Kamakana

(Each verse is done twice)

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Nani wale no, o Halawa 

Me ka ulu kukui, o Lanikaula 

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Uluwehi no, o ke Ko‘olau 

Ina pali ha‘alilo, na Kili ‘o ia

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U--i--o Honouliwai

Me ke ala ia Maui, na‘o Pailolo

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A––i––a, o Kamalo 

Me ka mo‘o keali‘i noho i‘uka

He Mele no o keia moku

I ka ‘aina uluwehi o Moloka’i 

Verse 1:

Beautiful is Halawa
The home of Lanikaula (the great prophet and his Kukui Grove, feared by Kamehameha)

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Verse 2:

Lush and green is Ko’olau With its sea cliffs it shines

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Verse 3:

Youthful and beautiful is Honouliwai
With the Pathway to Maui across the Pailolo Channel

Verse 4:

Behold Kamalō
With the moʻo chief which lives in the uplands 

Verse 5:

This mele was written for this area
This lush and beautiful island of Molokaʻi