Kaleionehu - Words by Pāki & H. Farden, music by Irmgard ʻĀluli

Kaleionehu
Kamalei o Puamana
He home aloha i Lahaina
He home pili i ke kai
He lei poina ʻole ʻoe naʻu
Kaikuaʻana aloha

Ke hoʻomanaʻo nei au
I nā lei pua lokelani
A kāua i wili ai
I wili puîa me ka palai
He lei a he nani wehiwehi
Hoʻokohu kūlanalana

He leo kani nahenahe
Ka`u i lohe mau
He leo kiʻekiʻe ʻolu
He ʻolu (e) hone aʻe nei
Mehe manu e kani nei i kaʻoli
ʻOli aʻe i ke aloha

Puana kuʻu mele
E Kaleionehu
Kamalei o Puamana
Kamalei o Lahaina
He lei poina `ole `oe na`u
Kaikuaʻana aloha


Kaleionehu
Beloved child of Puamana
Our home filled with love in Lahaina
Home nestled by the sea
You are as an unforgettable lei to me
My beloved older sister

I am recalling
Those lokelani blossom lei
That we wound
With palapalai ferns
You are as those cherised bedecking
Lei, so proudly worn

Your sweet melodic voice
Resounds frequently
A voice so pleasant
Which appeals to me
You are as a joyous singing bird
Proclaiming your love

My song summarizes
For you, Kaleionehu
Beloved child of Puamana
Beloved child of Lahaina
You are as an unforgettable lei to me
My beloved older sister


Source: Hailama Farden from "Kani ka pila! The musical legacy of Irmgard Kealiʻiwahinealohanohokahaopuamana Farden ʻĀluli. Dedicated to Diana Kaleionehu (Farden) Fernandes, 1909-2000, sister to Irmgard Farden ʻĀluli, the song was completed Sept. 3, 1994. The two sisters, Diana and Irmgard began singing with Annie Kerr in 1925. In the early 1960's, Diana was part of the first Puamana group that also included Thelma Anahū, another Annie Kerr veteran, as the bass player. Diana, Irmgard and the Annie Kerr singers received a Nā Hōkū Hanohano Lifetime Achievement award from the Hawaiʻi Academy of Recording Arts in 1998.