Kaʻū Nui

• About the Song
  • Performed at Song Contest 2007
  • Directed by Paul Iona
  • Composed by Mary Kawena Pukui and Madeline K. Lam
  • Arranged by Les Ceballos
  • Scored 174/204 points
  • Performed 1st of 4 songs
• Lyrics

  He aloha ku‘u one hānau
  ‘O Ka‘ū Nui hiehie i ka makani
  He home noho mau na ka wahine
  Ka āiwaiwa nani o Kīlauea

  Ho‘oheno i ka wai o Palahemo
  Ia wai ‘āwili me ke kai
  Me ka ua kaulana a‘o Hā‘ao
  Ho‘opulu ‘elo i ka ‘ili o ka malihini

  Hanohano mau nō ‘o Punalu‘u
  I ka wai anu a‘o Pūhau
  I ka ‘ili‘ili hānau a‘o Kōloa
  A me ka nalu holu a‘o Kāwā

  Ha‘ina ‘ia mai ka puana
  No Ka‘ū Nui hiehie i ka makani
  He ‘āina aloha na ke kupa
  A me ka u‘i a‘o Kīlauea

  Source: Song Contest 2007 program

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