Ke Kaua a Kukauakahi Lyrics

‘Ahulu O‘ahu i ka nui hulu manu
Kūlokuloku maila i ke one kaulana
Ke lele maila i kō Kalapueo
Kūka‘i i nā pae pōhaku o Makapu‘u
Ke ihola i kō Kanoniakapueo
Kuala i ka Malailua o Nu‘uanu
Ke ho‘āla a‘ela i Pueohulunui
Haele loa akula i Kupalaha
Eia ‘o Kapo‘i lā ua pa‘a
Ua hopuhia e Kākuhihewa
Kupukupu ka ualo e he‘uhe‘u e
Nā leo pa‘ēpu i lohelohe ‘ia
‘O ka pueo lele kaha i‘ō i‘ane‘i

Wawalu me ka ‘ēheu ā me ka miki‘ao
‘Auhe‘e nā koa a‘o Kākuhihewa
Ua puehu lā me ke one kaulana
E ola ka inoa nō o Kapo‘i
Ke ō nei nō kēlā inoa
English Translation:
O‘ahu appears feathered by feathers,
Falling forth on the famed sands
There flew those of Kalapueo shrine
Rising from the stones of Makapu‘u
Those of Kanoniakapueo shrine descend
Somersaulting in the gusty Nu‘uanu wind
The Pueohulunui flock aroused
Away they all go to Kupalaha heiau
Here is the caught Kapo‘i
Captured by Kākuhihewa
The hooting and cry builds
The deafening sound is heard
The owl the swoops here and there
Claws with wing and talon
The warriors of Kākuhihewa flee in fear
Scattered like the famous sands
Long lives the name Kapo‘i
That name still survives
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Lyrics submitted by Leimana.