Owana Salazar - Singer, Slack Key & Steel Guitarist

Uluhua Wale Au

By Princess Theresa Owana Ka`ohelelani La`anui Wilcox

A waltz composed by my great grandmother, a true princess of Hawai`i. We experience the classic style of Hawaiian composition. The fragrance from Ka`ala permeates Kuwaipo. Teased and tantalized by the ever-present showers that sweep across the cliffs, floating to the uplands of Mikilua. Two hearts cherish Halona. The heavy fog and warming heat are joined by the fragrance of the night blooming Iapana (Cestrum). Love, expressed in nature’s wonder.

Onaona e ka uka o Ka`ala		The fragrance from Ka`ala
Kuahiwi `au i ke kai		Mountain washed by the sea
Ho`omahie mai ana i kanahele		Permeates the woodland
I ka nani o Kuwaipo		And beautiful Kuwaipo

Hui:
Uluhua, uluhua wale au		I am teased and tantalized
Uluhua i ka wai a ka naulu		Vexed by the ever-present showers
Ia wai nihi a`e i na pali		That water that sweeps silently across the cliffs
Ka lewa ma uka o Mikilua		And floats past the uplands of Mikilua

Elua no pu`u i oi a`e		Two hearts are best
A Halona e hi`ipoi nei		At cherished Halona
O ka uhiwai no me ka lalana		The heavy fog and the warming heat
E kolu i ke onaona Iapana		Joined by the fragrance of the night-blooming Cestrum