Keali'i Reichel Follow

Hanohano `o Maui i ka lei loke
A he nani hiwahiwa ku ho`okahi
`Akahi ho`i au a `ike maka
I ka wai hu`ihu`i a`o `Iao,

`O ka nehe a ke ka i Pua Mana
Kahi o na hana le`a a`o Kanananaka.

Kuahiwi kilakila `o Haleakala
Me ka ua hu`ihu`i koni i ka `ili.
E aho no `oe e komo mai
I ka `aina pumehana o Ka`anapali

Mehana ho`i i ka Malu-a`o-Lele
Pio`ole ke kukui i ka Ua `Ula

Puana ka inoa a`e lohe `ia
`O Maui a`o Kama no e ka oi.

English Translation:

Maui is celebrated for its lei loke
Hers is a singular and treasured beauty

I have just now experienced for myself
The icy waters of ‘lao

And the rustling of the sea at Puamana
Where Kananaka merrily played

Haleakala is a majestic mountain
Whose chilly rains tingle on the skin

It is far better for you to enter
The warm lands of Ka‘anapali

You will surely be warmed in the shelter of Lele
Where light burns unextinguished in the ‘Ula rains

Tell the name and it will be heard
Maui of Kama is definitely the best.