I Ka-ma’a-ma’a,[23] i ka puale’i,[24]
E loa’a ka awa i Apua;[25]
Ka pi’i’na i Ku-ka-la-ula;[26]
Hoopuka aku la i kai o Pu’u-lena—[27]
Aina a ke Akua[28] i noho ai.—
Kanaenae a ke ’kua malihini.
TRANSLATION
Pele, indeed, is my god.
Calm be the heavens, peaceful the earth:
Here’s awa fresh-torn from the ground,