Ao ka Pō i ke Ao ē, Pō ke Ao i ka Pō ē (Night Becomes Day; Day Becomes Night)
Na Kumu Keala Ching
Huliau ka ‘ike, ‘ike o ka pono
Pono ke ala, Ala o ka lā
Aia ka lā, alo ka honua
Ao ka pō i ke ao ē
Pō ke ao i ka pō ē
Huli iho ke kāne, Pili ka wahine
He wahine kūpa’a, pa’a i ka pono
Pono ka honua, Alo ka lā
Ao ka pō i ke ao ē
Pō ke ao i ka pō ē
Huli mai ka wahine, Pili ke kāne
He kāne kūpa’a, pa’a i ka pono
Pono ka pono, pono ke ala
Ao ka pō i ke ao ē
Pō ke ao i ka pō ē
Ola ke ola, ola ka pono
Pono ka pili i ke ola ē
Pono ke ola, ola ke ola
Ao ka pō i ke ao ē
Pō ke ao i ka pō ē
Knowledge changes to righteousness
The pathway is right, the path of the sun
The sun is face to face to the earth
Night becomes day for the day
Day becomes night for the night
Seek the male, close to the woman
Steadfast the female, righteous indeed
Righteous earth face to face with the sun
Night becomes day for the day
Day becomes night for the night
Seek the female, close to the man
Steadfast the male, righteous indeed
Right the righteousness, the right path
Night becomes day for the day
Day becomes night for the night
Live the life, a righteous life
Relationship to righteous
Life is right, live the life
Night becomes day for the day
Day becomes night for the night
Our life achieves balance once we seek the righteousness found deep within. We live our life through the right path of the Earth, guided by the path of the sun. Coming face to face, we face righteousness always. Seeking our male deep within our female, we seek our female deep within our male, and balance within our life is PONO! As we acknowledge that the day brings the night and the night brings the day, we recognized balance continually as we live our life with righteousness ALWAYS!
Kumu Keala Ching is a Kumu Hula, cultural practitioner, writer/composer and teacher of ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i, oli, and Hula. He is the founder of Nā Wai Iwi Ola, an educational foundation to perpetuate the Hawaiian culture and practices through Hula protocol, the use and study of the Hawaiian language, and Hawaiian culture and traditions.
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.
