Kalena Kai - Chant by Liholiho, Music by Charles E. King



`O Kalena kai Hale`au`au
A`o lîhu`e i Mâlama nui


`O ka`ehu`ehu o ke kai
Ka moena pâwehe o Mokulê`ia


`O ka wai iho ia olu kâua
A`o Ka`ala kau mai i luna

Ka lae `o Ka`ena oni ma mua
`O Lauhulu no me Pu`ukapu

`O Halemano lûlû i ka lehua
`O Waimalu no noho i ka malu

Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana
O ka lua o nâ lani e ô mai

Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana
A`o lihu`e i Malama nui


Kalena kai, the bathhouse

The chill at Mâlama nui


The sea spray

Geometric designs of the plains of Mokulê`ia


The descending water refreshes us

Mount Ka`ala rises above


The cape of Ka`ena appears ahead

With Lauhulu and Pu`ukapu


Halemano is verdant with lehua
Waimalu is there in peace


Tell the refrain

The graves of the chiefs, they call

Tell the refrain
The chill at Mâlama nui