Kihene (1906)
by Mekia Kealakaʻi
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Nowelo aka uliʻiliʻi
Ai ono a na kupuna
He pua na ke ao naulu
Honi au a hoʻo maʻu

Oia no a me au
Kai ike ia mea huna
O mau a pu no i laila
Puni ia ʻāina kau la na

Hui:
Ona ona i kamahake ike
Kaomi ana i nei puʻuwai
Kihene a pa a ke aloha
I hoa pili nou a mau

I me hana noau i ka leo
Polina heo ke koʻolau
Hoʻolale maianane pili
Me kuʻu hoa i keaa

Ua kaana puia me kealoha
Ua uo ia a paʻa
O wau no a me kuʻu ipo
Kai honi ikea la ona ona


This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.

The author died in 1944, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 75 years or less. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.