Ka Wehena
Auwë Ke Ola ë Na Kumu Keala Ching
Lu‘ulu‘u ka maka o ka ‘Ōpua Uē ka ua kani Lehua Uē ka ua pulu ‘ole ka ‘āina Uē ke ola o Ke Ola ē Auwē, Auwē ke ola ē
Sadden the eyes of the ‘Ōpua cloud
I ka ‘o ‘Ōneo Kupu maila ke kupukupu Wili ‘ia ka lei ola He lei palena‘ole Ke Ola Auwē, Auwē ke ola ē
On the sea sprays of ‘Ōneo Sprout the beginnings Woven into a living child A child is a never forgotten lei Celebrate, Celebrate the life indeed
Kulu ka waimaka ola Uē ka ua kapakapa Uē ka ua hā‘ao Li‘u ka ua hā‘ao ala Auwē, Auwē ke ola ē
Forever tears of life Rains of Hilo Rains of Ka‘ū Hā‘ao rain pauses Enlighten, Enlighten the life indeed
Lu‘u ka wai kōloa ala Pā anuanu kō Waiki‘i Puka maila ke Aloha Auwē Ke Ola, he pā ‘umi Auwē, Auwē ke ola ē
Surrender waters of Waikōloa Cold winds of Waiki‘i Unconditional love always Rejoice the 10th year of Ke Ola Rejoice, Rejoice the life indeed
Lu‘ulu‘u ka maka o ka ‘Ōpua Uē ka ua Hawai‘i nei Pā aheahe ka makani ola Uē ke ola o Ke Ola ē Auwē, Auwē ke ola ē
Bowed down the eyes of the ‘Ōpua Rain upon Hawai‘i Gentle winds of life Recognized the life of Ke Ola Sadden, Sadden the life indeed
Rain upon the Lehua Light rains of Kona Recognized life of Ke Ola Sorrow, Sorrow the life indeed
He oli Kanikau iā Ke Ola. Ua no‘i ‘o Barbara Garcia lāua ‘o Karen Valentine ia‘u e kōkua iā Ke Ola. Ua launa ma ‘Ōneo ā hiki ke pau i ka hana o ia mau wahine. He uē o ia mau makahiki ā hiki ke ola o Ke Ola ma hope o kēia kani pau. E ola, e ola, he mahalo nō! A lamentation chant for Ke Ola. Barbara and Karen asked me to be a part of Ke Ola. We met at ‘Ōneo, Kona and now the completion of services by Barbara. This chant honors the life of services until the new life of Ke Ola. Let it live, Let it live, Gratitude Always!
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