Aloha e nā haumāna, 

On this page, we will feature the lyrics and host a player where you can listen to an example of the track and sing along to practice. 

E IA KE ALA 

by Horatious Bonar

Verse 1 

Holo kākou me nā hōkū ma luna
Puka ka lā, hala nō a huna
Eia ke ala e piʻi i luna aʻe
Paʻa iā kākou ka inoa maikaʻi

HUI:

Eia ke ala
Eia ke ala
Paʻa iā kākou ka inoa maikaʻi
Eia ke ala e piʻi i luna aʻe
Eia ke ala e ola mau ai

Verse 2 

Mau loa anei ko kākou kaulana
ʻO ia ka mea e noʻonoʻo ai
He aha lā ka hua i kupu i luna aʻe
ʻO ia ka mea e ola mau ai

HUI

Eia ke ala
Eia ke ala
Paʻa iā kākou ka inoa maikaʻi
Eia ke ala e piʻi i luna aʻe
Eia ke ala e ola mau ai

Verse 3 

Mau ka ʻōlelo aʻo me ke aloha
Mau nō ka hana i hoʻohola ʻia aʻe
Inā ua hana kākou me ka pono
Lūlū i ka pono e ʻohi mau ai

HUI

Eia ke ala
Eia ke ala
Paʻa iā kākou ka inoa maikaʻi
Eia ke ala e piʻi i luna aʻe
Eia ke ala e ola mau ai

Listen and see a performance from our Charles Reed Bishop Founder's Day in 2020: 

Download a pdf of the lyric sheet

Download an mp3 of the practice track

He Inoa No Pauahi

by William Pitt Leleiohoku

Verse 3

A ka wailele ʻo Niakala ʻike i ka wai anuenue
I ka poʻaiʻai a ka ʻohu haliʻi paʻa i laila
Pue ana i ka ʻehu wai pupuʻu i ke koʻekoʻe
Eia iho ka mehana o ka poli o Hiʻilei
Eia iho ka mehana o ka poli o Hiʻilei

Verse  4
E ō e ka wahine hele la o Kaiona
Alualu wailiʻula o ke kaha pua ʻohai
ʻO ka ua lani polua po anu o ke Koʻolau
Kuʻu hoa o ka malu ki malu kukui o Kahoʻiwai
Kuʻu hoa o ka malu ki malu kukui o Kahoʻiwai

Listen and see a performance of the full mele: 

Download an mp3 of the practice track

Even through the pandemic, haumāna were able to keep these special traditions alive.

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Kaipuolono Article, Hawaii Newsroom, Hawaii Middle School, Hawaii campus

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