Aloha Friday: Hilo Hanakahi

Hilo Hanakahi I ka ua Kanilehua   Puna paia ʻala I ka paia ʻala i ka hala   Kaʻū i ka makani I ka makani puwehuwehu   Kona i ke kai I ke kai māʻokiʻoki   Kawaihae i ke kai I ke kai hāwanawana   Kohala i ka makani I ka makani ʻĀpaʻapaʻa   Waimea i ka ua I ka ua Kīpuʻupuʻu Hāmākua i ka pali I ka pali l koaʻe Haʻina ka puana I ka ua kani lehua

Hilo of Hanakahi Where the rain is in the lehua forest   Puna of the fragrant bowers Fragrant with the blossoms of the hala   Kaʻū , a windy district Wind that scatters the dust   Kona, land of calm seas Sea marked with sea lanes   Kawaihae has a sea A sea that whispers   Kohala has a wind A gusty wind   Waimea has the rain A cold pelting rain   Hāmākua cliffs Cliffs where the bird soars   This is the end of my song Of the rain in the lehua forest

From http://www.huapala.org/ Source: King's Songs of Hawai`i - Verse 1, stanza 1, Hanakahi was an ancient beloved chief of the Hilo district and is still honored by his association with Hilo. Stanza 2, Kanilehua is the name of the rain in that district. Verse 4, stanza 2, the sea off the Kona coast has various colored stripes when viewed from the slopes above, sometimes referred to as sea lanes. Verse 6, stanza 2, ʻĀpaʻapaʻa is the name of the wind of that district. Verse 7, stanza 2, the name of the wind in that district is Kīpuʻupuʻu. Copyright 1938 Charles E. King.