A ka luna i Poha-kea

Ku au, nana i kai o Hilo:

Ke ho’omoe a’e la i ke kehau

O a’u hale lehua i kai o Puna,

O a’u hale lehua i kai o Ku-ki’i.

TRANSLATION

Kaena’s profile fleets through the calm,

With flanks ablaze in the sunlight—

A furnace-heat like Kilauea;

Ke-awa-ula swelters in heat;