Hawaii Island 2016 Jan–Feb,  Spirit

Here Indeed is Kona, part 2

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I Ho‘olulu, Kī‘ope o Waihā ala
Ke one ōneo, Wai ola o Waikūpua
I Lani ā kea Ōneo, ‘Ena o ka lae pa‘akai
Waiwai o Waiaha, Kahului o Puapua‘a
I Hōlualoa o Ka Moa, Kapu o Keolonāhihi
Eia la, ‘o Kona nō iaAia ‘o Pāhoehoe, La‘aloa i Ka pala ‘ala ea
I ka lae o Lāhae, Nuku momi, Moi, Niu Kūkahi
Ma ka Lae Manō, Hinahina, Ka ūmu ‘ōhua
I Kau maha ‘ole, Pū‘ē, ‘Uke‘Uke o Līloa
Aia i Kahalu‘u, malu o Hualālai
Eia la, ‘o Kona nō iaKahalu‘u, lu‘ulu‘u i ka ua o Hualālai
Waiku‘i kahi wai ola, Wai kua‘a‘ala
I ka la‘au o ka lei kini, wai kahuna Iliki wai la
Pāni‘au i kapukini o Keauhou
Lae Nui, lae Līpoa, Lae Kapehe
Eia la, ‘o Kona nō ia

I He‘eia, Wai ‘ula‘ula a Lae Manō
Lae Pueo, Kū hala lua i Ka ‘uku laelae
Aia ‘o Kū‘ala nui, Mā‘ihi o Kuamo‘o
I ka lae Lei nō kano, Pāaoao o Hōnalo
I kai Keiki waha, Nēnue o Pu‘u ‘Ōhau
Eia la, ‘o Kona nō ia

There is Ho‘olulu, Kī‘ope of Waihā
Sands of Ōneo, living waters of Waikūpua
Upon Laniākea is Ōneo, radiant point of Pa‘akai
Richness of Waiaha, Kahului of Puapua‘a
Behold Hōlualoa of KaMoa, sacred Keolonāhihi
Here indeed is KonaAt Pāhoehoe is La‘aloa until Kapala‘alaea
Upon Lāhae, Nuku momi, Niu Kūkahi
There is Manō, Hinahina, Ka ūmu ‘ōhua
Behold Kaumaha‘ole, Pū‘ē, ‘Uke‘uke of Līloa
At Kahalu‘u below Hualālai
Here indeed is KonaKahalu‘u, below the rains of Hualālai
Waiku‘i of living waters, Waikua‘a‘ala
Until La‘auokaleikini is Waikahuna and Wai Iliki
Upon Pāni‘au is Kapukini of Keauhou
There is Nui, Līpoa and Kapehe
Here indeed is Kona

He‘eia is Wai‘ula‘ula until Manō
From Pueo to Kūhalalua is Ka‘ukulaelae
There is Kū‘alanui, Mā‘ihi of Kuamo‘o
Upon Leinōkano and Pāaoao of Hōnalo
At Keikiwaha, Nēnue of Pu‘u ‘Ōhau
Here indeed is Kona

Kaulana ka inoa kō Kona ‘Ākau i ka malu o Mauna Kea ā i ka la‘i o Hualālai, Eia la ‘o Kona nō ia. I Kaiālua ho‘i, aia nō o Ho‘olulu ma kahi o Kī‘ope i Waihā. Kupu maila o Waikūpua i ka lae Pa‘akai. Ha‘aheo o Waiaha i Hōlualoa o Ka Moa, kahi kapu o Keolonāhihi. Mai La‘aloa i Kapala‘alaea o Kahalu‘u, malu o Hualālai. Aia i Keauhou Kapukini o Pāni‘au, ho‘i i He‘eia ā i ka lae Manō. Eō e Ka‘ukulaelae i Mā‘ihi o Kuamo‘o, kapu o Hōnalo i Pu‘u ‘Ōhau ala. 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. From Kaiālua is Ho‘olulu beyond Kī‘ope near Waihā. Sprouting forward is Waikūpua until the point of Pa‘akai. Proud is Waiaha beyond Hōlualoa of Ka Moa, sacred is Keolonāhihi. From La‘aloa to Kapala‘alaea until Kahalu‘u below Hualālai. At Keauhou, Kapukini of Pāni‘au behold is He‘eia until Manō. Rejoice is Ka‘ukulaelae near Mā‘ihi of Kuamo‘o, sacred is Hōnalo at Pu‘u ‘Ōhau. Here indeed is Kona.


Contact 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.