Raiatea Helm - Oʻahu (He Leo Huali)

Oʻahu – Vicki Iʻi Rodrigues and Maddy Lam

From the collection of Vicki ʻIʻi Rodrigues, some credit her and Maddy Lam for the authorship. A mele recapturing the island of Oʻahu when it was a very different place than it is today. From Mānoa to Waikīkī to Nuʻuanu and Makiki. The mele describes these places and the significance of each place.

Mānoa he uʻi nō i kaʻu ʻike
I ka piʻo mai a ke ānuenue

Waikīkī i ke kai mālamalama
He wai hoʻoheno a ka puʻuwai

Nuʻuanu i ka makani lawe mālie
I ke ʻala o nēia pua o ka ʻawapuhi

Makiki ka home o nā manu
He uʻi ke ea mai i ka lani

Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana
Oʻahu ka ʻāina o ke aloha

Mānoa is indeed a beauty for my sight
At the arching of the rainbow

Waikīkī in the glimmering sea
A cherished waters of my heart

Nuʻuanu in the caressing wind
In the fragrance of this blossom of ginger

Makiki, the home of the birds
Beautiful when they soar into the sky

Let the refrain be told
Oʻahu the land of love


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