Hawaiian Song Words - Compiled by Dick Oakes

Hawaiian Song Words

Compiled by Dick Oakes

Laupahoehoe Hula

/ Eia mai au o ka boe la
A'o Laupahoehoe la
Kihikihi na po'ohiwi la
Kūkonakona ke kino la /

Me a'ole kapi'i na pali la
Hā'iona me na alu la
Ike kahawai aku a'u la
Ika o'opu na wā'o la

Ahe hoe pa'a ia hana la
Ike kai hā nupanupa la
A'ole ka'u me hopo la
Ina ale o ke kai la

Ha'i mai au a ka hale la
Nūnui na miki a'i la
Ku'ono'ono o loko la
Kukonakona ke kino la

Hā'ina mai ka puana la
Eia mai au o ka boe la
/ A'o Laupahoehoe la
Kihikihi na po'ohiwi la /

There am I, the boy there
At Laupahoehoe (Hamakua coast on the Big Island).
Broad are my shoulders
And husky is my body.

I dont mind climbing steep hills;
going down the slopes.
I go to the river
To catch the stream fish.

I also do canoe paddling
Over the rising waves.
I have no fear
Of the bellows of the sea.

I come home
And eat big fingers of poi,
Fill my insides well
And keep my body husky.

This is the end of my story.
Here am I the boy
Of Laupahoehoe
With broad shoulders.