| Kohala i ka la`i o ka Malanai |
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Kohala, in the calm of the Malanai wind |
| O neia `aina one hanau o Kamehameha |
This land is the birth place of Kamehameha |
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| `Akahi ho`i au e `ike i Kaname`e |
For the first time I have seen Kaname`e |
| Me ke ki`eki`e kaulana o Paliakamoa |
With the famous heights of Paliakamoa |
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| Nani Hala`ula a na`u i aloha |
Beautiful Hala`ula that I love |
| Hi`ihi`i `ia ka `ili e na pu`u |
The land caressed by the hills |
| `O ka `Inuwai helele`i ma ka mau`u pili ha`a |
The `Inuwai rains falling on the bending mau`u pili grasses |
| A he makani maika`i no ka uka |
A fine wind from the uplands |
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| He lei mamo i lei i ka poli |
A mamo wreath worn upon the bosom |
| A he lei mamo lua`ole |
An incomparable mamo wreath |
| Lei no Kohala e |
A wreath from Kohala |
| Kohala i ka nuku na kanaka |
Kohala is filled to the brim with inhabitants |
