Nani He‘eia

From the well-tended gardens at Waipao to Keʻalohi by the sea and Ahualaka off shore, "Nani Heʻeia" is a reflection of the timeless beauty of that Koʻolaupoko region anchored in moʻolelo shared by kūpuna of this generation.

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Nani Heʻeia ʻeā ʻeā                                   Beautiful Heʻeia
Māʻeliʻeli ʻeā ē                                           Māʻeliʻeli above
Noho kuaʻāina ʻeā ʻeā                              Where country folks thrive
ʻOhi pāpaʻi ʻeā ē                                       Gathering pāpaʻi crab
ʻAi limu kohu ʻeā ē                                    And delicious limu kohu

Nuʻa palaʻā ʻeā ʻeā
O ʻIolekaʻa ʻeā ē
Aʻo Waipao ʻeā ʻeā
I ka uluwehi ʻeā ē
O Haʻikū ʻeā ē

HUI:
Heʻeiauli, Heʻeiakea
He nani Heʻeia ē!

Lae Keʻalohi ʻeā ʻeā
ʻAu i ke kai ʻeā ē
Koʻa mokumoku ʻeā ʻeā
O Heʻeia ʻeā ē
Ahualaka ʻeā ē

Wehi pua hau ʻeā ʻeā
No Meheanu ʻeā ē
Kiaʻi loko ʻeā ʻeā
Pewa kapalili ʻeā ē
O ka ʻamaʻama ʻeā ē

Pali hāuliuli ʻeā ʻeā
Koʻolaupoko ʻeā ē
Home hoʻokipa ʻeā ʻeā
O nā kūpuna ʻeā ē
Poina ʻole ʻeā ē

Hali ʻia mai ʻeā ʻeā
E ka Ulumano ʻeā ē
Ke aloha nui ʻeā ʻeā
O ka haku ʻāina ʻeā ē
Kaʻehu Pākī ʻeā ē
Makua hiʻilei ʻeā ē
Ke Aliʻi Pauahi ʻeā ē

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Beautiful Heʻeia
Māʻeliʻeli above
Where country folks thrive
Gathering pāpaʻi crab
And delicious limu kohu

Heaps of palaʻā fern
Can be found at ʻIolekaʻa
And lovely Waipao
In the verdure
Of Haʻikū

CHORUS:
Dark Heʻeia, fair Heʻeia
Heʻeia is truly beautiful!

Keʻalohi Point
Juts out to sea
Behold the broken corals
Of Heʻeia
And Ahualaka (sandbar)

Adorning hau blossoms
Attract Meheanu
Keeper of the pond
Teeming with fish
Plenty ʻamaʻama

Deep green cliffs
Of Koʻolaupoko
Inviting home
Of the distinguished elders
Unforgettable

Carried forth
By the Ulumano wind
Is the great love
Of the keeper of the lands
Abner Kaʻehu Pākī
Loving father
Of our aliʻi, Pauahi

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