Ua Kea O Hana - Edward Puukea 

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Alia ʻoe Haleakalā
E ālai nei iā Kaʻuiki
He makani ʻino aʻe kēia
He Ulumano no ke kai loa

Hui:
Noenoe ua kea o Hāna
Hoapili o ka Mālualua
ʻElua māua i ka piko
I kolu i ke ʻala līpoa

A i hewa no i kahi ʻale iki
I ka ʻāhaʻi hua limu kala
Pā no kāhea a Mokumanō
E hoʻi māua e pili

Naʻu ʻoe e hoʻokohu aku
I kāpena no ka Naukilo
ʻIke ai i ka hana a Mokumanō
I ka ihu o ka waʻa Hawaiʻi


Wait there, O Haleakalā
As you hide Kaʻuiki from view
A gale is heading this way
The Ulumano wind of the distant sea
 
Chorus:
White with mist is Hāna
Companion of the Mālualua breeze
We two stand on the summit
Surrounded by the fragrance of the līpoa
 
The little billows are at fault
For carrying away limu kala fruit
Mokumanō is now calling
For me to go to her
 
It is I who chose you
To be captain of the Nautilus
We'll find out what Shark island can do
To the prow of a Hawaiʻi canoe

Source: Ea Collection - Verse 2 & 3, When fishermen landed on a islet, a shark came and rested its head on the canoe. Believing it was an ʻaumakua, the shark was encouraged and fed by the fishermen. This is the legend of Mokumanō or Shark Island. Translation by Mary Pukui, Music clip by Gippy Cooke