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Ko'Olau
written by
Weymoth Kamakana
(Each verse is done twice)
Nani wale no, o Halawa
Me ka ulu kukui, o Lanikaula
Uluwehi no, o ke Ko‘olau
Ina pali ha‘alilo, na Kili ‘o ia
U--i--o Honouliwai
Me ke ala ia Maui, na‘o Pailolo
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)
Verse 2:
Lush and green is Ko’olau With its sea cliffs it shines
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
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