Nā Kamalei O Līlīlehua - "No Luna I Ka Hale Kai No Ka Maʻalewa"

Hālau Nā Kamalei O Līlīlehua under the direction of Kumu Hula Robert Uluwehi Cazimero at Kona Nui Nights in the IBM Building Courtyard of the Ward Village in Kakaʻako on May 16, 2018

Lyrics and translation:
No Luna i ka Hale Kai no ka Ma‘alewa
As taught by Maiki Aiu Lake to her Papa ‘Ūniki ‘Ilima, the class in which Māpuana de Silva graduated as kumu hula. Translation: Kīhei de Silva.
No luna i ka hale kai no ka ma‘alewa
Nānā ka maka iā Moananuikalehua
Noho i ke kai o Maliu ē
I kū a‘ela ka lehua i laila lae
‘Eā lā, ‘eā lā, ‘eā, i laila ho‘i
I laila ho‘i

Hōpoe ka lehua ki‘eki‘e i luna lā
Maka‘u ka lehua a i ke kanaka lae
Lilo a i lalo e hele ai
‘Eā lā, ‘eā lā, ‘eā, i lalo ho‘i
I lalo ho‘i

Kea‘au ‘ili‘ili nehe i ke kai lā
Ho‘olono i ke kai a‘o Puna lā ‘eā
A‘o Puna i ka ulu hala lā
‘Eā lā, ‘eā lā, ‘eā, kai ko‘o Puna
Kai ko‘o Puna

From above at Kahalekai, from Kama‘alewa
The eyes gaze at Moananuikalehua
Who resides on the shore of Maliu
With the lehua standing tall there
There, indeed
There, indeed

Hōpoe is the exalted lehua on high
The lehua is fearful of men
Leaving them to walk down below
Down below, indeed
Down below, indeed

The pebbles of Kea‘au clatter in the tide
Listen to the sea of Puna
Of Puna in the hala groves
The rough sea of Puna
The rough sea of Puna.