Kamalei and Kamaʻehua Kawaʻa share their experiences in composing “ʻO Wailuku Kuʻu Pūnana Leo,” a mele dedicated to Pūnana Leo o Maui – 1 of 13 new compositions from “Mele Pūnana Leo.
ʻO Wailuku Kuʻu Pūnana
Haku ʻia e Kamalei Kawaʻa & Kamaehu Kawaʻa
Pūnana Leo o Maui
Huʻihuʻi ka wai aʻo ‘Īao
‘Oluʻolu ka makani Lawemālie
Ka ʻāina haʻaheo o nā kūpuna
Hui:
Eia kuʻu ‘āina aloha
‘O Wailuku kuʻu Pūnana Leo
Hanohano ‘o ʻEʻeka i kaʻu ‘ike
He ‘āina kaulana ʻo Nā Wai ‘Ehā
Pulupē i ka ua Hōʻehaʻili
Ka ʻāina haʻaheo o nā kūpuna
The waters of ʻĪao are chilly
The Lawemālie wind is pleasant
The proud lands of our ancestors
Chorus:
This is the land that I love
Wailuku is my Pūnana Leo
ʻEʻeka is magnificent to my eyes
Famous is the land of Nā Wai ʻEhā
Drenched by the Hōʻehaʻili rain
The proud lands of our ancestors
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