Owana Salazar - vocals, slack-key guitar, steel guitar; Barry Flanagan - lead guitar; Ocean Kaowili - acoustic bass
Translation - Martha Webb Costa
| Hanohano o Lumaha`i ke `ike aku |
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The view of Lumaha’i is glorious |
| O ke kai ke pi`i nei i uka |
Seawater rises, drifting inland |
| Ke pili o ka paia na pali ia la |
Where the steeply-wailed cliffs meet the sea |
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| Nani wale o ka ua li`ili`i ana |
The light rain is beautiful |
| Ka ua noe ke papa nei i luna |
The misty rain which, blowing high above |
| Ho`opulu `ia nei ka pua lehua e |
Moistens the lehua blossom |
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| Kaulana `o ke one a `o Lumaha`i |
Far-famed are the sands of Lumaha`i |
| Ka pua lehua a me na kumu la`i |
The lehua blossoms and the ti leaf |
| Ho`oheno ana no ke `ike aku nei |
Profoundly cherished when viewed |
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| Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana |
Tell the story again and again |
| Kaulana o Lumaha`i ke `ike nei |
Celebrated is the view of Lumaha`i |
| Kou nani pau`ole `u`i loa o Lumaha`i |
Your eternal beauty, great beauty of Lumaha`i |
