Lyrics by Leilehua Yuen, music by Manu Josiah
Hilo, kaulana o ka lei lehua, la
Ka lehua kani i ka ua
Puna, kaulana o ka lei hala, la
Ka hala a o Hiʻiaka
Kaʻu, kaulana o ka lei ʻaʻaliʻi, la
ʻAʻaliʻi ku kamakani
Kona, kaulana o ka lei malia, la
Pua malia onaona no
Kohala, kaulana o ka lei kalaunu, la
Ka lei aloha o Liliʻulani
Waimea, kaulana o ka lei maile, la
Ka lei lanakila o nā paniolo
Hamākua, kaulana o ka lei hulu, la
Ka lei o nā lawaiʻa manu
Honokaʻa, kaulana o ka lei awapuhi, la
Ka onaona o Wailele ʻAkaka
Haʻina mai ka puana, la
O nā lei kaulana o Keawe
Haʻina mai ka puana, la
O nā lei kaulana o Keawe
O nā lei kaulana o Keawe
O nā lei kaulana o Keawe
You can buy downloads of this CD on CD Baby.
Manu and I were headed to Japan to teach a hula workshop, and wanted to include a mele which would visit the different districts of our island, but did not want to use the mele we have been teaching for so many years. So, we wrote this one.