Ku i ka lihi pali o Pelekunu, he kilohana nani maoli!Standing at the cliff edge of Pelekunu, a beautiful view!I ka Lapule o ka hopena pule aku nei, ua hui makou me ka ohana o kuu hoahana ma ke Kama Nui o Hina, o ia hoi o ka mokupuni o Molokai, e huakai hele pii i uka i ka nahele o Kamakou, no ka mea o ko kuu hoa kaikamahine muli la hanau, a o ka hiapo, ke makaukau nei oia no kona uniki olapa ana i keia lapule e hiki mai ana.On Sunday of this weekend just past, I met with the family of my workmate on the Great Child of Hina, that is, Molokai, to take a trip hiking up to the forest of Kamakou, because it was her youngest daughter's birthday, and as for the older daughter, she was preparing for her uniki as a dancer the coming Sunday.He wahi pana punahele no'u o Kamakou me ke alahele nahele ona i puka ae i ka lihi pali o Pelekunu. Hiki ke kilo aku i kela awawa nui e nana i ke olo hemolele o Olokui, a mamao aku, i ke awawa nui loa o Molokai, o Wailau hoi. He nani maoli no!Kamakou is a favorite place to me with its forest trail that emerges on the cliff edge of Pelekunu. You can gaze out on that big valley and see the pristine mountain of Olokui, and beyond, the largest valley of Molokai, Wailau. Such a truly beautiful sight!No laila i ke kakahiaka nui, hoala au iho no, a me ka mania wale a'u i kalaiwa aku ai i ka hale mokulele no ka lele pokole i Hoolehua. I a'u i ee moku ai, ka nohona iho oluolu, a laila ka auwana noonoo a hiki i ka hana paani a na haumana olelo, e noonoo ma ka olelo makuahine e pili ana o na mea i ikea, i lohea, a pela aku...So, early in the morning, I woke myself up, and drowsily drove to the airport for the short flight to Hoolehua. Once I boarded and sat comfortably down, my thoughts wandered and I began the game that language students play, thinking in the mother tongue about things seen, heard, etc...No laila ma keia noonoo ka manao e hoolaa i keia hana lele aku i Molokai, no laila keia noonoo: E o'u mau kiai mai ka po, e malama i keia mokulele, ke lele a'e nei i Moloka'i no ka hana aloha.And during these thoughts came the idea to bless this flight to Molokai, so I thought this: O my guardians from the deep past, watch over this plane, flying over to Molokai for the work of aloha.A o ka noonoo emoole aku la hoi ka hoomaka o na laina oli peia:And immediately the thoughts went to the start of a line of chant thus:Lele a'e ka mana'o a ke alohaI ka pali uliuli ao PelekunuE Naiwiopele, e KaunuohuaHe ohua keia ke kilo akuI ka mauna hemolele o Oloku'iE ku'i ke aloha i ka ho'i maii ka piko Moloka'i kau i ka lewaThe thoughts of aloha go flyingTo the dark lush cliffs of PelekunuO Naiwiopele, O KaunuohuaOur group this is, gazing outUpon the pristine mountain Oloku'iThe aloha strikes on returningTo the lofty summit of Moloka'iMea maalahi paha, aka ua hooluolu mai a paa i ka manao, no laila keia waihona no oukou maanei.A simple thing perhaps, but it was pleasant and stuck in my head, to be shared with you here.
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