He mele kēia e mahalo aku ai nā pua o Puala`a i ke kipa `ana mai o Hālau Wānana i ka mahina o Malaki, 2008. Aloha palena`ole iā Leila, Gary, Leina`ala, Kaila, Kaimana, Kopia, Josh, Tyler, Keisha, and Uncle Keiki mā.Ua ao `o Puna paia `ala i ka halaMālamalama `ia o Ke ahi a LakaKūka`ohia`aalaka i ka uluwehiwehiHe wehi hiwahiwa ka pi`olualaniKa ulu lama kū i ka moani lehua`A`ahu `o Kapa`ahu i ka uahi a Pele`Olu`olu Pu`ulena halihali `ala Laua`eHāli`a aloha iā Puala`a eLine 1. Dawn has broken at Puna, fragrant with its famed hala groves, the hala that is woven skillfully by the kama`āina.Line 2. Keahialaka is illuminated, enlightened by the wisdom of the kūpuna and the guidance of its kumu.Line 3. Kūka`ohi`a-a-Laka, the embodiment of forrest akua, resides in the lush growth, as we are reminded of the presence of our akua at sight of the `ohi`alehua.Line 4. The double rainbow, revealed at dawn, is a heavenly adornment, a hō`ailona of auspicious events.Line 5. The groves of lama stand in the moani lehua rain, like a torch that remains lit through storms or hardship.Line 6. Kapa`ahu is cloaked in the smoke of Pele as she moves across the landscape creating new `āina. So too are the kanaka of today moving forward with new ideas rooted deeply in a core of traditional knowledge.Line 7. Pleasant is the Pu`ulena wind that carries the fragrance of the laua`e like a fond recollection.Line 8. We shall always remember Puala`a with affection.
Eō e ke hoa, pehea -- e hoʻomaka paha ʻoe i kahi hui "Haku mele" no ka hoʻouna aku, hoʻouna mai o nā mele (e like me kō ia nei mele Puna maikaʻi) a kākou i haku ai. Inā hoʻokumu kēia hui ma kēia AoMaoli, inā e komo kāpili hikiwawe nō au. No laila, hiki iā ʻoe ke start up that group for us? You can move your mele Puna into it as a first contribution!
mahalo ā nui,
ʻOhu
Na Kalikolehua a me Palala kekahi i haku i ia mele. Kaliks I miss you and your ʻāina already. Aʻole i loaʻa ke ea...kōkua mai! E Hale, e hui paha kāua ʻoiai ʻoe ma Oʻahu nei.
Maika'i kela. Mahalo for sharing this ryan. Such a beautiful haku mele. I still stay on O'ahu...been trying to call you so we can go do something...hit me up... a hui hou.
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mahalo ā nui,
ʻOhu
Hale Mawae
Eo Lono!