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Kīholo Kupaianaha

'O Kīholo 'ʻāina aloha, lana a'e ka mana'o (o) na mea kaulana
Pa kahi, kahi hana pa'akai,
Pa lua, kahi a na lua wai kai,
Pa kolu, loko i'a Wainānali'i,
Pa ha, kahi a Luahinewai,
Wai ola o Kīholo
Kīholo kupaianaha e

He mele no Kīholo... 'ʻāina aloha

Translation:

Kīholo, beloved land, thoughts arise of famed attributes

First, it is a place of salt working

Second, it is a place of brackish water pools

Third, it is the place of the fish pond Wainanali'i

Fourth, it is the place of Luahinewai

Living waters of Kīholo

Marvelous, extravagant Kīholo


Composed by Ku'ulei Keakealani to honor the ancestral homeland of Kīholo, Pu'uwa'awa'a ahupua'a, North Kona.

Photo by Jay Bles.