Kiʻi i luna: Hanakauhi, i ke kapa a ka noePictured above: Hanakauhi, clad in mistPi‘i kolo i luna, ka maile pākaha i ka malu koaMalu hāpu‘u, i ke alo o Pu‘u o Kāka‘e eMuimuia i ka manu ‘ākohekohe ka ma‘ukele o WaikamoiManu ha‘u ko‘eko‘e kākala i ke po‘oHe po‘o wai ulupō, Pi‘ina‘au ko lunaPo‘o lena ‘alauahio, kūwili kia‘iHe panepo‘o kilo kuamauna ‘o HanakauhiUhi iho i ke kapa noe, he kīkepa i ke anu Ko‘olauNoho anu i ka nahelehele, o Pu‘u NianiauHe kānaenae nianiau i ka ni‘o, he leoA he leo wale nō e!Climbing, crawling upward is the blunt-leaved maile in the shade of the koaTree fern shaded is the face of Pu‘u o Kāka‘eAbundant with ‘ākohekohe is the rainforest of WaikamoiA bird puffing harshly in the cold, overheadA dense forested headwater is Pi‘ina‘au, aboveYellow-headed bird on non-stop watchA peak viewing the summit ridge is HanakauhiCovered by a tapa of mist, a shoulder-wrap in the cold of Ko‘olau GapLiving in the cold in the shrubland of Pu‘u NianiauA quiet entreaty at the boundary, a voiceMerely a voice!------------------------------NOTES: Place names: Waikamoi, Hanakauhi, Pi‘ina‘au, Pu‘u Nianiau, Pu‘u o Kāka‘e, Ko‘olau Gap, all places in Waikamoi Preserve. Plants & animals: maile, koa, ‘ākohekohe, hāpu‘u, nohoanu. Kaona: malu koa = brave protection, kūwili kia‘i = non-stop watchfulness.
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