Maikaʻi Kauaʻi - by Henry Waiau 

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Maikaʻi nō Kauaʻi
Hemolele i ka mālie
Kuahiwi Waiʻaleʻale
Lei ana i ka mokihana
 
Hanohano wale lei ʻo Hanalei
I ka ua nui hōʻeha ʻili
I ka wai ʻuʻinakolo
I ka poli o Nāmolokama

Ua nani wale ʻo Līhuʻe
I ka ua paʻū pili hale
I ka wai huʻihuʻi anu
Kahi wai aʻo Kēmano

Kaulana wale ʻo Waimea
I ke one kani o Nohii
I ka wai ʻula ʻiliahi
A he wai na ka malihini

Maikaʻi wale nō Kauaʻi
Hemolele wale i ka mālie
Kuahiwi nani Waiʻaleʻale
Lei ana i ka mokihana


So fine is Kauaʻi
So perfect in the calm
Beautiful Mount Waiʻaleʻale
Wears the mokihana lei
 
So glorious is Hanalei
Rain that hurts the skin
The rustling water
In the bosom of Nāmolokama

So beautiful is Līhuʻe
In the drenching rain that clings to the house
With the cold refreshing waters
From the springs of Kēmano

Renowned is Waimea
With the roaring sands of Nohili
Amisst the red tinged waters
Water that visitors enjoy

So beautiful is Kauaʻi
So perfect in the calm
Beautiful Mount Waiʻaleʻale
Wears the mokihana lei

Source: Ea Collection - Based on a chant by Kapaʻakea, father of Kalākaua, in honor of Pauahi Bishop's hānai child, Keolaokalani, who died at age 7 months. The original chant may have been composed for Kaumualiʻi, the Kauaʻi chief. The music, called Lei I Ka Mokihana, was composed by Henry Waiau, the choir director of Līhuʻe Hawaiian Congregational Church. Translator unknown, Music clip by Gippy Cooke