Ka Wehena: Oli Hi‘uwai—Oli Ho‘ōla
Na Kumu Keala Ching
| He wai ua, ua ka ua Ua iho mai ka wai ola Ola a‘e ka wai Lono Ho‘olono ka leo Leo o nā kūpuna Puna wai a Kāne ēKāne ā ka wai Kanaloa ā ke kai Kai ola kino Wai ola kino Noke mau ke ola Ola ma‘ema‘e Ma‘ema‘e ke kino Kino iho nō Ihola ka pono ‘ole ‘Ole ho‘i mai Kau mai ke ola Ola ā Kū ma‘e ēHo‘i ola a‘e ka wai Lono Ho‘olono ka leo Loe o nā Kūpuna Puna wai ā Kāne He wai ua, ua ka ua Ua iho mai ka wai ola ēEō ka wai ola, ola wai iwi Nā wai iwi ola o ke ala kū kapu Kapu malu iā Keala ēE Ola |
Indeed rain upon the land Rain becomes water of life The living waters of Lono Hear the voices Voices of the ancestors The springs of KāneKāne of the water Kanaloa of the sea Sea living body Water living body To preserve the life A life once pure Cleanse the body Here our body Release the wrong Never to return Place the life Our pure lifeThe living waters of Lono Hear the voices Voices of the ancestors The springs of Kāne Indeed rain upon the land Rain becomes water of lifeRejoice the waters of life, ancient waters Livings waters of the sacred pathway Sacred protection of KealaLet it live! |
He ola ka wai, he wai ke ola!
Ua iho mai ‘o Lono i ka punawai o uka ‘o Kāne, kahe wai i kai ala ‘o Kanaloa,
pā maila ka lā i kai, ola he eā i ke ao ‘o Kū.
‘O ia nō ke ola o ka wai, ke ola o ke ola kino kānaka. E ola!
Water is life, life is water!
As rain falls upon the land, it is identified as Lono. On the mountains are freshwater ponds and the water within the pondsis identified as Kāne. Water flows towards the sea and the sea is identified as Kanaloa. The sun heats the seaand evaporated gases are the clouds and the actions of the evaporated gases are identified as Kū.
Here is the life of the water connected to the life of a living individual. Let it live!
Honoring the living water cycle composed with a Hawaiian perspective and a spiritual relationship!
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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.
