E Waiʻanae - Lyrics by Randy Ngum, music by Kenneth Makuakane
Anoʻai iā ʻoe e Waiʻanae
Ka piʻina i ka malu o ka ulu kukui
Ka ʻiʻini i ka maile pili aloha
Ke ʻala mapuana i ka makani ahe
Ke welina mai ka uka e Waiʻanae
Uluwehi i te oho o ka palai
Ka moena i haliʻi te awāwa
Honi ana i ta ua koni i ka ʻili
Aloha e ka pali e Waiʻanae
I nā lima hanapaʻa i ke ʻala hoʻoheno
Ke ʻala o ka maile hihi ke kukui
Ka lei o ka lei kau i ka umauma
Eia ka hana hoʻi a ke aloha
Nā uʻi uluwehi o ka ʻāina
Hili ʻia e ka maile me ka palai
Anoʻai ke welina aloha ē
A greeting to you o Waianae
The scent in the shade of the kukui groves
For the desire to gather maile, cherished and beloved
The fragrance that is carried on the soft breeze
A fond greeting from the uplands of Waianae
Verdant in the lushness of palapalai fern
Like a blanket it covers the valley
And is kissed by the light rain that chills the skin
Love to the cliffs of Waianae
In the hands that work remain the fragrance of infatuation
The scent of maile entangled in the kukui trees
The lei that adorns a man's broad chest
So here then is the labor of love
The many beauties that adorn the land
Maile braided with palapalai
A greeting, a fond greeting of love
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