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Nā ʻĀina Hoʻolehua

Mele Hoʻopulapula, Vol. 2 • 3m 36s

Hiʻipoi Hoʻolehua lei wehi kamaʻāina
ʻĀina hoʻopulapula na Kalanianaʻole

Hiehie Moʻomomi pahu kai no nā ʻōiwi
Hoʻolono leo kupuna o kālaina wāwae

Hoʻoheno Mahana kula ʻuala Lanikeha
Kau keha Keʻieʻie he waihona pule oʻo

Kau aku ka manaʻo no Pālāʻau
Kahi hoʻolehua nā koa Kamehameha

Puana ʻia ke aloha no Hoʻolehua
ʻĀīna hoʻopulapula na Kalanianaʻole

Eng. Translation:
Cherished Hoʻolehua adorned by its native people
Homestead lands of Kalanianaʻole

Superb is Moʻomomi, food source for its people
Heed the story of kālaina wāwae

Admired are the sweet potato fields of Mahana
Keʻieʻie, a repository of potent prayers

My thoughts recall Pālāʻau
Training grounds of Kamehameha’s warriors

So is told a refrain of love for Hoʻolehua
Homestead lands of Kalanianaʻole
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A message from the Haku Mele:
Nā ʻĀina Hoʻolehua was written to honor the significant wahi pana and moʻolelo in the Hoʻolehua/Pālāʻau homesteads on Molokaʻi. Our ʻohana has been blessed over the years to learn about these wahi pana. To continue to honor these wahi, we chose to capture their moʻolelo here in song. We hope that this mele is a starting point for keiki Molokaʻi, especially those living in the Hoʻolehua/Pālāʻau homestead to learn more about the special place we call home.

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