Kawika

Composed By: Traditional
Performed By: The Sunday Manoa/Ka`au Crater Boys

Instrumental: Dm C Dm C

Dm                                                                A7  C7
Eia no Kawika ei hei, ka heke a`o na pua ei hei, ea ea ea, ea ea ea
F            Bb F                    C7   F    C  C7  F-C7-F  
    Eia no Kawika ea, `o ka heke a`o na pua 
F            Bb F                    C7   F    Em  A7
    Eia no Kawika ea, `o ka heke a`o na pua


Ka uila ma kahikina ei hei, malamalama Hawai`i ei hei, ea ea ea, ea ea ea
Ka uila ma kahiki- na ea, malamalama Hawai'i (one time, Em A7 @ end)


Ku`i e ka lono Pelekane ei hei, ho`olohe ke kuini o Palani ei hei, 
Na wa`i e ka pua i luna ei hei, no Kapa`akea he makua ei hei, ea ea ea, ea ea ea
Na wa`i e ka pua i lu- na ea, no Kapa`akea he maku- a(one time, Em A7 @ end)


Ha`ina `ia mai ka puana ehe, o ka lani Kawika he inoa la, ea ea ea, ea ea ea
Hai`ina mai ka pua- na ea, ka lani Kawika he ino- a (2X's w/ turnaround like    
                                                      first verse)

Instumental: Dm  C




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~05.17.05 11:44:18 HST
The Brothers Cazimero also sings this song.

Kawika 
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~05.30.05 07:10:58 HST
This is David 
The greatest of all flowers


(He is) the lightning in the east 
That brightens Hawai`i|


News reached England 
Also heard by the French queen


Who is this flower of high rank?
Kapa`akea is his father


Tell the refrain 
King David, is his name  


 Source: Baker Collection - This mele inoa for King David Kaläkaua (1836-1891) 
relates how he appealed to England and France for financial aid for Hawai`i. He was refused. 
The people of Hawai`i are called flowers. Caesar Kapa`akea, a great grandson of Chief Kame`eiamoku 
was the father of King Kaläkaua and High Chiefess, Analea Keohokalole, a counselor to King Kamehameha III, 
was his mother. Kaläkaua ruled from 1874-1891. The sign of the Kalakaua dynasty was the noonday sun 
symbolized by a flaming torch at midday 


Lono 
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