Honolulu Aina Kupua

Honolulu Aina Kupua (1916)
Mary Jane Montano (1842-1930)
288871Honolulu Aina Kupua1916Mary Jane Montano (1842-1930)

I ka puu wau o Manoa,
I ka wai ola a Kanaloa,
E kilohi i ka nani punono
O Honolulu Aina Kupua.
Ua nani mai ka uka a ke kai
He mele aloha i ana ka puuwai,
Me he ala e i mai ana,
Honolulu Aina Kupua.

Ua kini a lau na pua,
Kumoana la i kanahele,
Kanahele ohai pua ala,
I kanu ia e na lima aulii.
Aloha i ke oho o ka niu,
I ka holu nape i ke ehu kai,
Me he ala e i aku ana,
Honolulu Aina Kupua.

Onaona na pua Oliana,
Koolua o ka pua Aloalo,
Kohu anuenue i ka lai,
Ke ala kai i Waikiki.
He aloha na pua Kolomona,
Ka onohi maka lena o ka uka,
Me he ala e i mai ana,
Honolulu Aina Kupua.


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