No Luna Ka Hale Kai - Chant
No luna ka hale kai no e kama`alewa Nana na maka ia Moananuikalehua     A noi au i ke kai la e malie Ku a`e ana he lehua i ilaila     Hopoe lehua a ki`eki`e E maka`u ke kanaka i ka lehua     Lilo i lalo e hele ai, a i lalo     `O Kea`au `ili`ili nehe i ke kai Ho`olono ke kai o Puna i ka ulu hala     Kai ko`o Puna     Puna a kai ko`o ia Nene`e mai ana kaua E ke hoa Ia pili ke waiho `e maila `oe Eia ka mea `ino la he anu     `A`ohe anu Mehe mea la olua i waho la E ke hoa   Mehe wai i la ko kaua `ili	From the root-matted mountain retreat My eyes look out at Moananuikalehua     And I beg the sea to be calm The tall lehua trees grow there, by the sea     The tall lehua trees of Hopoe Men fear the lehua blossoms and go below     They walk the ground below, below     The pebbles at Kea'au grind in the surf The sea at Puna shouts to the hala groves     Rough is the sea of Puna     That is Puna of the rough sea Move close to me O companion   You keep away so Here is the evil thing, the cold     There is no cold Yes, there is when you are away, O companion   Our skins become clammy and cold
Source: "Na Mele Welo" translated by Mary Pûku`i - The goddess Moananuikalehua was Pele's best friend. They came from Tahiti to Hawai`i, together. Moananuikalehua lived in the channel between Kaua`i and Oahu. In the water she was a red goatfish. On land she could assume the form of a lehua tree laden with blossoms. This is the reason the lehua was kapu for the gods and men left them alone.	George Kananiokeakua Holokai