Kalehua Ontai and Keakamaluhiwa Perreira share their experiences in composing “He Pāpahi Haʻaheo,” a mele dedicated to Pūnana Leo o Hilo – 1 of 13 new compositions from “Mele Pūnana Leo.
He Pāpahi Haʻaheo
Haku ʻia e Kalehua Ontai & Keakamaluhiwa Perreira
Pūnana Leo o Hilo
ʻOhuʻohu Hilo i ke Kanilehua
Lei haliʻa i ke kani leo leʻa
He hale aloha makamaka
O nā lehua waianuhea o ka ʻāina
Lei haliʻa i ke kani leo leʻa
He hale aloha makamaka
O nā lehua waianuhea o ka ʻāina
Hui:
Hoʻokahi ka Moanianilehua me ka Ulumano
I wehi pāpahi haʻaheo kau i ka umauma
Lei Puna i ka noe kilihune
I ka malu ʻolu o ka ʻiwa
Paia ʻaʻala pō i ka hīnano
I mano nā kama lei o Hawaiʻi
Hilo is adorned by the Kanilehua rain
Melodic voices, a lei of remembrance
A warm abode
Of the cool fragrance lehua of the land
Melodic voices, a lei of remembrance
A warm abode
Of the cool fragrance lehua of the land
Chorus:
The Moanianilehua and Ulumano winds are one
A proud adornment worn atop the chest
Puna wears a wreath of misty rain
In the pleasant peacefulness of the ʻiwa
Fragrant palisade imbued with hīnano
May the descendants of Hawaiʻi be multitudinous
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