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Ka Uluwehi O Ke Kai

(Pulama)
By: Eddith Kanaka'ole
Ka Uluwehi O Ke Kai
(Plants Of The Sea)
Composed by: Edith Kanaka’ole
 
 
He ho‘oheno kē ‘ike aku
Ke kai moana nui la
Nui ke aloha e hi‘ipoi nei
Me ke ‘ala o ka līpoa
Such a delight to see
The great big ocean
So familiar and very cherished
With its fragrance of the līpoa
 
He līpoa i pae i ke one  
Ke one hinuhinu la
Wela i ka lā kē hehi a‘e           
Mai mana‘o he pono keia!               
It is līpoa which washed ashore
Onto the shiny white sand
Hot from the heating sun as you step on it
Don't think that this is fun
 
Ho‘okohukohu e ka limu kohu
Ke kau i luna ō nā moku la
‘O ia moku ‘ula la e hō
‘Oni ana i ‘ōi ‘anei
How enticing is the display of limu kohu
Atop the rocks
Enticing one to pick them
As they sway to and fro
 
Ha‘ina mai ka puana    
Ka līpoa me ka limu kohu
Hoapili ‘oe me ka pāhe‘e
‘Ānoni me ka līpalu      
Let the story be told
Of the līpoa and the limu kohu
Close companions of the pāhe‘e
Intermingled with the līpalu