Ke One Kaulana O Hawai’i [The Famous Lands of Hawai’i] – by Auntie Edith Kanaka’ole

• Hui! Mai kakou a pau! He huaka’i hele no ho’i keia I hea ana ka kakou huaka’i hele no ho’i? Auwe no ho’i Ka moku no ho’i o Keawe! ‘O Hawai’i ka moku o Keawe. A e ho’omaka ana me Hilo i ka Ua Kani Lehua no ho’i.

• A Hilo e I ka Ua Kani Lehua Ho’opulu ana a e ho’opa’a olu a ‘e ole!

• Pa aku ‘oe I Puna pana a ‘ala me ke ‘ala ‘ie ‘ie o uka o ke kuahiwi

• Ho’ohihi aku ‘oe ia Ka u Palahemo Ki’ei a ‘ike lihi I Kalae panoanoa.

• Alu mai ‘oe e Kona I ka ohu o Hualalai ku’ono ‘ono na mauna pa mau I ke ‘ehu kai.

• Huli aku au e kilohi I Kohala ka makani hiu wiki mai e Niuli’I hui a ‘e me Mahukona!

• Kono nei o Kawaihae ho’ohae ana naulu ha’upu a e ka mana o e pili mai kaua.

• E o mai o Waimea I ka Ua Kipu upu’u hu’I koni ana I ka ‘ili ho’oheno me ka palai.

• A laila ho’I ka mana ‘o ‘o Hamakua keia me ka wailele o Hi’ilawe lawe no a lawa pono!

• Ho’ola’I Laupahoehoe me ka niu kahelahela e ho’olohe pono mai ‘oe, au a ‘e nei ho’okahi.

• “Auwe, eia kakou I ka palena hope o keia huaka’I no ho’i.

• “Yoo-hoo! Come along with us! This is a grand tour. Where will our grand tour take us? Ah! The island of Keawe! Hawai’i is the island of Keawe. We’ll start with Hilo of the Kani Lehua Rain…”

• Hilo of the Kani Lehua Rain will moisten and refresh yo!

• You are impressed with Puna of the ragrant pandaus forest and its fragrance of ‘ie’ie of the uplands

• You are enraptured by Ka’u Palahemo while taking in nostalgic Kalae (south point).

• Kona joins in with its splendor of Hualalai and mountain rises touched by the sea spray.

• I turn to gaze at Kohala of the fast wind hurry Niuli’I take a look at Mahukona!

• Kawaihae beckons teasing showers a remembrance to be together there.

• Waimea of the Kipu’upu’u Rain calls forth a chill dampening of your delight with the palai ferns.

• Then your thoughts turn to Hamakua with its waterfalls of Hi’ilawe take your fill!

• Laupahoehoe nestles under the spread of coconut tress listen carefully you who would swim the ocean there alone.

• “Alas, here we are at the conclusion of this tour!”