Hanauma Bay - Words by Mary Pukui, Music by Maddy K. Lam

 
Mahalo aʻe ana au
I ka nani aʻo Hanauma
Ke kai kūʻono hālaʻi
Pōʻai ʻia e nā pali

Ua makemake nui ʻia
Ke alanui kīkeʻekeʻe
E iho aku ai i lalo
I ke kaha one ākea

He kahua na ka lehulehu
E luana hauʻoli ai
E hoʻolono like aʻe ana
I ka leo hone o ke kai

ʻOluʻolu i ka peʻahi
A ka makani aheahe
E hoʻoluli mālie nei
I nā lau aʻo ke kiawe

Haʻina mai ka puana
No ka nani aʻo Hanauma
Ke kai kūʻono hālaʻi
Pōʻai ʻia e nā pali

 

I am admiring
The beauty of Hanauma
A restful bay
Surrounded by cliffs

Much do I enjoy
The winding road
That leads downward (to)
The wide and sandy beach

A place for the public
To relax happily
To listen together
To the pleasant sounds of the sea

Cooled by the fanning
Of a gentle breeze
That set in motion
The kiawe leaves

This ends my song (of praise)
For the beauty of Hanauma
A restful bay
Surrounded by cliffs

 

Source: Pamai Tenn Collection - The composers extoll the beauty of Hanauma Bay on the east end of Oʻahu © Criterion Music Corp