Kaona o Lahaina

Kaona o Lahaina (TTO Kawaipunahele by Keali'i Reichel) This song is intended as a social commentary parody work, and is not intended for profit. It is presented with love and hope for the town and people of Lahaina, Maui, after the devastating wildfire that destroyed so much of the physical structure of the town, and so many loved ones who lived there.
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Kaona o Lahaina – by HL Preston, 8/21/2023, based on Kawaipunahele by Keali`i Reichel

Nou e Kaona o Lahaina
Kuʻu lei aloha mae ʻole
Pili hemoʻole,
Pili paʻa pono
E huli hoʻi kāua
E Kaona o Lahaina

 

Kū ʻoe me ke kiʻekiʻe
i ka nani o Hanakaʻōʻō
Kuʻu ipo henoheno,
Kuʻu wehi o ka pō
E huli hoʻi kāua
E Kaona o Lahaina

 

Eia ke ku nei kou ipo
Kali ʻana i ka mehameha
Ua puhi loa ʻoe,
Aka, e mau ana kou nani
E huli hoʻi kāua
E Kaona o Lahaina

 

Puana ʻia ke aloha
Kuʻu lei aloha mae ʻole
Pili hemo ʻole,
Pili paʻa pono
Ke pono hoʻi kāua
E Kaona o Lahaina

 

Translation:
For you Town of  Lahaina
My never-fading lei
Never separated,
Firmly united.
Come, let's go back.
O Town of Lahaina.

 

You stand majestically
In the splendor of Hanaka’o’o.
My cherished sweetheart,
My adornment of the night
Come, let's go back.
O Town of Lahaina

 

Here is your lover
Waiting in loneliness
You have burned completely,
Yet your beauty remains
Come, let's go back,
O Town of Lahaina.

 

Tell of the love,
Of my never-fading lei.
Never separated,
Firmly united
When it's right, we'll go back,
O Town of Lahaina

 

Original: Kealiʻi Reichel's album "Kawaipunahele" - Copyright 1994, Punahele, Inc. The current work is intended as a respectful parody only and not intended for any commercial purpose.