Owana Salazar - Singer, Slack Key & Steel Guitarist

Kapalua

By Owana Salazar

Owana Salazar - vocals, slack-key guitar; Herb Ohta, Jr. - ukulele; Ocean Kaowili - acoustic bass
Translation - Owana Salazar and Martha Webb Costa

`Alohi i ka la hele ma Kapalua     Shimmering in the setting sun at Kapalua
Pa mai ka makani kolonahe The wind blows gently by
He lei aloha ke kani o na manu The song of the birds is a lei of aloha
I ke kai ne`e ne`e malie By the gently lapping sea
 
`Ohu`ohu `opua ilikai Kapalua The clouds adorned as with leis on the horizon at Kapalua
Me na pua roselani a o Maui With the heavenly roses of Maui
I wili `ia me ka maile ali`i Entwined with the royal maile
O na pua he moani ke `ala The flowers, a wind-blown fragrance
 
He mele he inoa o Kapalua This is a song for Kapalua
He `aina pa`ili lehulehu A land that embraces the multitudes
E Ku `iu `iu o Pu`ueke Pu`ueke appears in its lofty presence
Me na wai kaulana o Pu`ukukui With the reknowned waters of Pu`ukukui




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