Oli Aloha - Welcoming Chant


Onaona i ka hala me ka lehua
He hale lehua no ia na ka noe

O ka`u no ia e `ano`i nei
E lia`a nei ho`i o ka hiki mai

A hiki mai no `oe
Hiki pu no me ke aloha

Aloha e, aloha e


Fragrant with the breath of hala and lehua
This is the sight I long to see

Of this, my present desire
Your coming fills me with eagerness

Now that you have come
Loves comes with you

Greetings, greettings


Source: Mary Püku`i Collection, translated by Mary Püku`i