Ka Wehena: Here Indeed is Kona, part 1
| ‘Ākau ala kahi ‘o ‘Ānaeho‘omalu Malu ‘o Mauna Kea, Kapu o Kapala‘ao La‘i ‘o ‘Akahu Kaimu, Weliweli ‘o Pueo Keawe‘iki ka ‘iwi, ‘Ōhiki Hou a‘e I uka o Pu‘uwa‘awa‘a, aia la ‘o Pu‘uanahulu Eia la, ‘o Kona nō ia Kīholo i Wai nānā li‘i, Nā wai kūlua ‘o Manō I Pu‘u Kū‘ili, Kahoi‘awa o ‘Awake‘e I Maka ko Ho‘ona, wahi o Ke āhole I Ka ‘Iwi o Keahu‘olu, Papa o Hina |
Far North is ‘Ānaeho‘omalu Beyond Mauna Kea, sacred is Kapala‘ao Calm ‘Akahu Kaimu, Honored Pueo From Keawe‘iki, Ka‘iwi to ‘Ōhiki Hou Upward Pu‘uwa‘awa‘a and Pu‘uanahulu Here indeed is Kona Kīholo, Wainānāli‘i, Nāwaikūlua and Manō Kū‘ili is Kahoi‘awa of ‘Awake‘e At Makako is Ho‘ona upon Keāhole Ka ‘Iwi of Keahu‘olu is Papa o Hina |
Kaulana ka inoa kō Kona ‘Ākau i ka malu o Mauna Kea a i ka la‘i o Hualālai, Eia la ‘o Kona nō ia. Ha‘aheo o ‘Ānaeho‘omalu i uku o Pu‘uanahulu ā Pu‘uwa‘awa‘a ala, I kai o Keāholehole ma uka o Kalaao. Holoholo i kai o Kōhanaiki wāwahi wa‘a o nā kānaka. I Kāloko Honokōhau kahi o Kealakehe. Aia ‘o Keahu‘olu kahi o Pāwai ala kapu o Kūka‘ilimoku, I Kamakahonu noho ka lae o Kawahaokaki‘i. Mālama ka ‘Ahu‘ula o ‘Umi kai a ke Akua, pili i ka malu o ka niu. Eia la ‘o Kona nō ia.
Famous are the names of North Kona under Mauna Kea until the calmness of Hualālai, Here indeed is Kona. Proud is ‘Ānaeho‘omalu uplands Pu‘uanahulu and Pu‘uwa‘awa‘a until Keāholehole lands of Kalaao. Travel to Kōhanaiki where canoes are created. At Kāloko Honokōhau is Kealakehe. Keahu‘olu a place of Pāwai, sacred is Kūka‘ilimoku beyond Kamakahonu is Kawahaokaki‘i. Enlightened is ‘Ahu‘ula of ‘Umi upon the seas of Akua, close to Niumalu. Here indeed is Kona!
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.
