E hele ka wahine i ke kapa kahakai,

Ku’i-ku’i ana i ka opihi,

Wa’u-wa’u ana i kana limu,

O Mana-mana-ia-kaluea,

Ka wahine ua make, e-e!

TRANSLATION

Rough weather at Hono-kohau;

The Ulu-au blows a gale;

It snaps off the leaves of the awa,