Aloha Hamakua
Hilo Hanakahi words and music by Keola Naumu

Hilo Hanakahi
I ka ua Kanilehua

Puna paia `ala
I ka paia `ala i ka hala

Ka`û i ka makani
I ka makani puwehuwehu

Kona i ke kai
I ke kai mâ`oki`oki

Kawaihae i ke kai
I ke kai hâwanawana

Kohala i ka makani
I ka makani `Âpa`apa`a

Waimea i ka ua
I ka ua Kîpu`upu`u

Hâmâkua i ka pali
I ka pali l koa`e

Ha`ina ka puana
I ka ua kani lehua



Only a few memories from 19 years of visiting and loving Hawaii and ohana.
"Hilo Hanakahi" Gary Haleamau with JJ and Darlene Ahuna

Hilo of Hanakahi
Where the rain is in the lehua forest

Puna of the fragrant bowers
Fragrant with the blossoms of the hala

Ka`û a windy district
Wind that scatters the dust

Kona, land of calm seas
Sea marked with sea lanes

Kawaihae has a sea
A sea that whispers

Kohala has a wind
A gusty wind

Waimea has the rain
A cold pelting rain

Hâmâkua cliffs
Cliffs where the bird soars

This is the end of my song
Of the rain in the lehua forest