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Aloha ‘ia nō ‘o Kahalu‘u
Mailani Makainai
Wahi a kahiko, ‘a‘ohe hala ‘ula i ka pō. No laila, eia kekahi ‘ula, he ‘ula lā, he ‘ūlāleo na ka ‘iwi maka‘īna‘i, e puka mai ana i ka wana‘ao. ‘A‘ohe ona ahiwai, ‘a‘ohe ona oxymoron. He leo kānaenae aloha nō ia e mahalo nui ‘ia e nā kūpuna, nā ‘ōiwi, o Kahalu‘u.
Aloha ‘ia nō ‘o Kahalu‘u
I ka wēkiu kāla‘e i ke ao
I ka la‘i o ka pili ‘ao‘ao
Hula le‘a nā hala i ‘Āhuimanu
Ha‘aha‘a ka ulu hala
I ke apo o ka ua Pō‘aihale
Pō‘ai ka lā welo
Pō‘ai a puni ka welona a ka lā
Ha‘ina ‘ia mai ana ka puana
Aloha ‘ia nō ‘o Kahalu‘u
© Mailani Makainai 2004
photo credit: David Eickhoff, Wikimedia Commons
Ha‘aha‘a ka ulu hala, I ke apo o ka ua Pō‘aihale.