Ke po’i la ke kai o Milo-li’i;
Ka laau[18] ku’i o Makua-iki:
Lawe i ka haka la, lilo!
Makua, keiki i ka poli e, i ka poli.
I ka poli no ka hoa a hele;
Kalakala i ke kua ka opeope aloha.
Auwe ho’i, e-e!
TRANSLATION
I venture the cliffs of Ka-lalau;
The wild waves dash at the base—