I kai o Nana-huki, e-e.

TRANSLATION

The voice of Puna’s sea resounds

Through the echoing hala groves;

The lehua trees cast their bloom.

Look at the dancing girl Hopoe;

Her graceful hips swing to and fro,

A-dance on the beach Nana-huki:

A dance that is full of delight,

Down by the sea Nana-huki.