A mele for Kūaliʻi, once a king of Oʻahu.
The mele is excerpted from Samuel Manaiakalani Kamakau in Nūpepa Kūʻokoʻa.
He says, “Ua waiho aku au i ke Kumuuli me Kumulipo no ka mohai ole ka! Pela paha oukou!”
"O Kawelo— e e Kawelo— e--
O Kaweloiki puu oioi
Puu o Kapolei–e–
Uliuli ka poi e piha nei— o Honouliuli,
Aeae ka paakai o Kahuaiki– Hoaeae,
Pikele ka ia e waikele– o Waikele
Ka hale pio i Kauamoa– o Waipio,
E kuu kaua i ka loko awa– o Waiawa,
Mai hoomanana ia oe– o Manana,
He kini kahawai,
He lau kamano– o Waimano,
Ko ia kaua e ke au– o Waiau,
Kukui malumalu kaua– o Waimalu,
E ala kaua ua ao– e– o Kalauao,
E kipa kaua e ai– o Aiea,
Mai hoohalawa ia oe– o Halawa,
E noho kaua i ka lua– o Moanalua,
Hoopiopio hau kaua– o Kahauiki,
Hookeekee lihi kaua– o Kalihi...
...Ua puni ka moku ia Ku--
Me he kai la, me he wai–la--
Me he kai malu la ka hoi,
Ka poe kou i kai e Kahaloa,
Ku ke koa, ku ka oa,
Ku ka lehua, ku ke aalii,
Ku ka hele a maua,
O Kuikealaikauaokalani,
A puni—Amama—ua noa."
The mele is excerpted from Samuel Manaiakalani Kamakau in Nūpepa Kūʻokoʻa.
He says, “Ua waiho aku au i ke Kumuuli me Kumulipo no ka mohai ole ka! Pela paha oukou!”
"O Kawelo— e e Kawelo— e--
O Kaweloiki puu oioi
Puu o Kapolei–e–
Uliuli ka poi e piha nei— o Honouliuli,
Aeae ka paakai o Kahuaiki– Hoaeae,
Pikele ka ia e waikele– o Waikele
Ka hale pio i Kauamoa– o Waipio,
E kuu kaua i ka loko awa– o Waiawa,
Mai hoomanana ia oe– o Manana,
He kini kahawai,
He lau kamano– o Waimano,
Ko ia kaua e ke au– o Waiau,
Kukui malumalu kaua– o Waimalu,
E ala kaua ua ao– e– o Kalauao,
E kipa kaua e ai– o Aiea,
Mai hoohalawa ia oe– o Halawa,
E noho kaua i ka lua– o Moanalua,
Hoopiopio hau kaua– o Kahauiki,
Hookeekee lihi kaua– o Kalihi...
...Ua puni ka moku ia Ku--
Me he kai la, me he wai–la--
Me he kai malu la ka hoi,
Ka poe kou i kai e Kahaloa,
Ku ke koa, ku ka oa,
Ku ka lehua, ku ke aalii,
Ku ka hele a maua,
O Kuikealaikauaokalani,
A puni—Amama—ua noa."