Ka Wehena: Wai‘aha
Na Kumu Ka‘ea Lyons lāua ‘o Kumu Keala Ching
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Kū Wai‘aha uka o Honua‘ula I ka lae Pa‘akai, One o Wai‘aha A he laumakani ka ‘āina kamaha‘o Ha‘o ka pilina o nā lua laha ‘ole Hanohano Wai‘aha i ke kula la Lu‘ulu‘u ka ua pulu i ka ‘āina Na kekele uka, Na kekele kai Kahi kama‘āina, ola kō ke kai ē Eia Wai‘aha, Wai poli lua la Lālau ka ‘Ōpua, Poli Hualālai La‘i maila ka ua, Ua ola Kona ‘Ike malu Luawai, La‘a Kālua ua |
Majestic Wai‘aha upon Honua‘ula At Pa‘akai point, Until Wai‘aha Honored wind of a wonderful land Surprised relationship of two sources Famous Wai‘aha shoreline dwellers Drenched by the rain upon the land Foundational source of Wai‘aha Child of the land, life of the sea Here Wai‘aha, two water source Surround ‘Ōpua of Hualālai Calm is the rain, Living rain of Kona Source of Luawai, sacred Kālua ua |
Ma kahi ahupua‘a o Wai‘aha, ola mau nā ua o ka ‘āina ā ‘ike mau ka nele o ka ua ma ka ‘āina o Kona. ‘O Kālua Ua kahi hale Akua i ho‘omana nā kānaka i ka ua ma Kona ā aia kēia hale Akua ma Wai‘aha. ‘O Wai‘aha kahi hui ‘ia nā wai o ka ‘āina ‘o ia ho‘i nā ‘ike o ka wai ā nā ‘ike kai kekahi. He ola iā Wai‘aha!
At the land district of Wai‘aha, the rain nurtures the land and it is seen of the lost or lack of rain upon the land of Kona. Kālua Ua heiau is where prayers to the rain of Kona were conducted and Kālua Ua was located in Wai‘aha. Wai‘aha is the gathering place of the water, the knowledgeable source of the two water sources. Wai‘aha is alive!
Upon the beach of Wai‘aha, a relationship was (and still is) created between families, friends, and communities as noted within the second and third verses. Allow Wai‘aha to be this gathering place of waters (shared knowledge). Mahalo Tom Morey and Rex Honl!
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Kumu Keala Ching
Kumu Keala Ching is a Hawaiian cultural educator, composer, song writer, and spiritual advisor to many Hawaiian organizations. He lives and breathes aloha into his Hawaiian heritage with his strong presence and great heart. Under the tutelage of Loea Frank Kawaikapuokalani Hewett, Kumu Keala spent many years learning and building his knowledge. He is fluent in the Hawaiian language, which he uses as the foundation for teaching all of his students. Kumu Keala lives in Kailua-Kona, where he is Kumu Hula for Ka Pa Hula Na Wai Iwi Ola (the ancient waters of life) and co-founder and executive director of Na Wai Iwi Ola (NWIO) Foundation.
