_ ‘Ohai‘ula
Ka Wehena
Na Kumu Keala Ching
I ka nani ‘o ‘Ōhai‘ula Ma ke kai hāwanawana Malu ‘ia ‘o Mauna Kea Pili maila (‘o) Pu‘u Koholā Eō mai ē, e ala ē Eō mai ē ‘o ‘Ōhai‘ula Lana mai nā kūpuna Puka maila ma ‘Ōhai‘ula ‘Ike wale iā Haleakalā ‘Alenuihāhā lā Eō mai ē, e ala ē Eō mai ē ‘o ‘Ōhai‘ula Puana ‘ia mai Lohe ‘ia ‘o ‘Ōhai‘ula Mālama nō ka inoa Nā kama Kanu o ka ‘āina Eō mai ē, e ala ē Eō mai ē ‘o ‘Ōhai‘ula Eō mai ē ‘o ‘Ōhai‘ula
Beautiful indeed is ‘Ōhai‘ula At the whispering sea Protected by Mauna Kea Pu‘u Koholā relatively close Rejoice indeed, Awaken Rejoice the name, ‘Ōhai‘ula Upon the waters are those Arise from within ‘Ōhai‘ula Haleakalā is seen Indeed is ‘Alenuihāhā Rejoice indeed, Awaken Rejoice the name, ‘Ōhai‘ula It is said ‘Ōhai‘ula is heard A name of honor By the children of the land Rejoice indeed, Awaken Rejoice the name, ‘Ōhai‘ula Rejoice the name, ‘Ōhai‘ula
‘Ike ‘ia ka nani ‘o ‘Ōhai‘ula e nā kūpuna o Kona, ma ke kai hāwanawana lohe ‘ia ka inoa ‘o ‘Ōhai‘ula. Ma uka ala, aia ho‘i ka malu o Mauna Kea, pili ho‘i i ka nani ‘o Pu‘ukoholā. Eō maila ka inoa ‘o ‘Ōhai‘ula, e ala ē, eō mai ē! Lana ho‘i ka pono o ke kai, puka maila ka nani ‘o ‘Ōhai‘ula. Ma ku‘u maka, aia kū kilakila ‘o Haleakalā me ‘Alenuihāhā lā. Eō maila ka inoa ‘o ‘Ōhai‘ula! The beauty of ‘Ōhai‘ula seen by the elders of Kona, upon the whispering sea you are able to hear the name ‘Ōhai‘ula. Upward is Mauna Kea protector of ‘Ōhai‘ula, relatively near Pu‘ukoholā. Rejoice the name of ‘Ōhai‘ula, awaken, rejoice! Righteousness of the sea, beauty emerge from ‘Ōhai‘ula. My eyes witness the majestic Haleakalā and ‘Alenuihāhā. Rejoice the name ‘Ōhai‘ula!
For more information on Kumu Keala and Nä Wai Iwi Ola, visit: nawaiiwiola.org Sunset at ÿÖhaiÿula (Spencer Beach Park). photo courtesy of Aaron Miyasato