He Nani Hä’upu
Traditional



He nani Ha’upu i ke ahe ka makani
Ke hi’i ia mai la no ka wai o Kemamo

Ke nana iho ‘oe i lalo o Huleia
A me he moena päwehe ala o Mokulë’ia

He nani no mai Lihu’e, a Wailua
‘A’ohe wahi ka ua naulu i ke kula

Ua pili pono iho la ia i Kamananui
Ke ho’onui mai la Pua’ena a i luna

I kani hone aku la i ke kula a’o Nohili
A me he lei hulu mamo ala ka uka o Halemano


Beautiful Ha’upu in the wafting of the breezes
Held on the embrace of the waters of Kemamo

When you gaze down on Hule’ia
It looks like a patterned mat on Mokulë’ia

It is beautiful from Lïhu’e to Wailua
There is no place where the rain falls on the plains

It lies close to Kamananui
Pua’ena is magnified from above

The sounds are pleasant on the plains of Nohili
Like a lei of mamo feathers in the upland of Halemano