Heaha la ho’i ka hala[3]
I kapu ai o ka leo, e?
I Hookuli ai oe i ka uwalo, e?
E uwalo aku ana au;
Maloko mai oe, e!
TRANSLATION
We enter the fragrant groves,
Hala groves whose heads make a calm,
Wild growths by the sea of Kahuku,
Heaha la ho’i ka hala[3]
I kapu ai o ka leo, e?
I Hookuli ai oe i ka uwalo, e?
E uwalo aku ana au;
Maloko mai oe, e!
TRANSLATION
We enter the fragrant groves,
Hala groves whose heads make a calm,
Wild growths by the sea of Kahuku,