WAIPIO (TO KAHALELAUKOA)
(George Allen  1923)


O kau hana mau no ia 
O ka hookipa I kealoha 
A na'u i hooheno mua 
Ka makani o Laulani 
E ka i'a hamau leo 
E hii poi malie nei 
I ka mea kamehai 
Oo ua aina nei 

He inoa ke ia 
No Waipio Of Waipio 
O Kahalelaupkekoa 
I puia i ke ala 
Ona ona i ka ihu 


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English Translation:

Thou Art Ever Extending Welcome
So cordial and so genuine to all
And I surely know that I've been favored
To know the wind of Laulani

I sing the praises
Of Kahalelauokeokekoa 
Where the fragrance of the flowers
Fills the air and bids thee welcome