Ka Wehena: Kaulana Ka Pua ‘A‘ala
By Kumu Keala Ching
Ae, Kaulana Ka Pua ‘A‘ala
Kaulana ka pua ‘a‘ala, Ha‘aheo nō ka Honua Mauli Ola, ‘A, ‘E, ‘I, ‘O, ‘U, I uka a‘ela, (‘O) Ka‘ōnohiokalā ‘A, ‘E, ‘I, ‘O, ‘U, Pūana ‘ia mai i lohe ‘ia |
Famous fragrant flower
Famous fragrant flower Proud indeed resourceful native E Mau Ana Ka ‘Ōlelo Arise the sun (Ka‘ōnohiokalā) E Mau Ana Ka ‘Ōlelo It is told from what is heard |
Ike ho‘i au i ka waiwai o ka Hawai‘i, ‘o ia ka ‘Ōlelo Makuahine ‘oe, ‘o ka hana lomilomi ‘oe, ‘o ka hula ‘oe, ‘o ka ‘oli ‘oe, ‘o ka lā‘aulapa‘au ‘oe, ‘o ka lawai‘a ‘oe, ‘o ka hoewa‘a ‘oe a pēlā wale aku. He wahi kūpono ka ‘Ōlelo Makuahine, he kahua nō ia. Mana‘olana, aia ka waiwai o kō kākou kūpuna i laila. Akā nō na‘e, ‘o kō kākou Mauli Ola ka mea pono i ola ai. Eia iho nō ke mele i hiki ke ho‘omana‘o iho nō kō kākou pilina i kō kākou Mauli Ola.
Inspired to encourage the Hawaiian(ness) or the Honua Mauli Ola of the Hawaiian people and allow a holistic Hawaiian to prevail. With the Hawaiian language, the Hawaiian people can find a foundation of their Hawaiian(ness) enhanced by all of the knowledge left by their elders or ancestral legacy. Hawai‘i is an amazing place, filled with stories and relationship to the Higher Spirit. As a people, Hawaiians have always stood fast to all knowledge of their elders, which is found in the voices of heaven.
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