Kohala

Ki'eki'e ka lele a ke ao i ka lani,
i hapai 'ia e ka makani i luna.

High flies the cloud in the sky,
lifted by the wind.
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He wai e ola

water for life...

Ua ola loko i ke aloha
Love gives life within
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Taro

He ali'i ka 'aina he kauwa ke kanaka.
The land is a chief, man is its servant.
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Alaula

moonrise at sunset
Mauna Kea summit
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Buster Brown

My class hiked to the top of Buster Brown hill today. It was quite an accomplishment. They thanked god a few times along the way, said that it was the best thing they'd ever done, and felt (and I quote) 'jubilant' when they got to the top.
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Pipi keiki

Pipi keiki 'ele'ele
black calf
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Moe

Dream

He 'elele ka moe na ke kanaka
A dream is a bearer of messages to man
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Hi'i

'O ka makani ku 'u leo
'O ke kai ku'u pu'uwai
'O ka 'aina uluwehi ku'u nui kino
D. Kamakahi

The wind is my voice
The sea is my heart
The lush and beautiful land is my whole being
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Hilo

ancient hula
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Aniani

Hu'i au konikoni
I ka wai konikoni,
Wai, hu'ihu i o ke aniani

Cold I am and tingling
In the tingling water,
Cool, crystal water.
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Elvis

hula?
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Hi'ilawe

Ka wailele a'o Hi'ilawe
Ko'iawe maila i luna
Ko'oawe mau i na pali

The waterfall of Hi'ilawe
Gossamer cascade on high
Ever sparkling upon the cliffs
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Malasadas

at Tom the baker's
(best malasadas on the island)
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Mana

E mana ka ia'u e hele
The mana I take with me as I go
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Muliwai

river mouth

Ka 'ukene a ka wai i ka 'ili
(in the happy sound of water over stones)
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Kahaone

sandy beach
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Kupuna

parade
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Hele

I ku ka makemake e hele mai
hele no me ka malo 'elo-e

If the wish to come arises,
walk firmly.
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Kaiehu

Ahu kai i na pali,
Kai leo'o lalo, e.
Ua pi'i kai i uka, e.

A rising surf lifts at the foot of cliffs
bathed in the spray.
The ocean is climbing the hills.
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Pola

banana blossom
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Holo lio

Nau i 'olali ho 'ohie aku
It is she who glides in beauty
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Punawai

He punawai kahe wale ke aloha.

Love is a spring that flows freely.
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Ahi kao

Ka malamalama o ke ahi kao.

The sky rockets spill their brightness.
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Kumu hipa

flock of sheep
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Heiau

Pu'ukohola Heiau
1790

built by King Kamahameha to unite the Hawaiian Islands
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Pono

I ka pono mea

right place, right time, right being

E 'Ike Mai

I lalo la, i lalo
Na pua o ka honua

Behold
below, below
all earth's flowers
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