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Mele

ʻAkaka Falls

By Helen Lindsey Parker

 

Wehewehe

Aia kēia mele i ka puke He Mele Aloha ma nā ʻaoʻao 10-11.

“Also known as Ka Wailele ʻO ʻAkaka, this mele credited to Helen Lindsey Parker lauds the beauty of the 442-foot waterfall named after ʻAkaka, who is said to have leapt from its heights. His two lovers, Lehua and Maile, disguised as two smaller falls in a nearby ravine, cannot stop from their crying.” (He Mele Aloha, pg. 11)

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Lyrics

Malihini kuʻu ʻike ʻana
Kahi wailele ʻo ʻAkaka
Wai kau maila i luna
Lele hunehune maila i nā pali
Kau nui aku kahi manaʻo
E ʻike lihi aku i ka nani
Ia uka i puīa
I ke ʻala me ke onaona
Onaona wale hoʻi ia uka
I ka paʻa mau ʻia e ka noe
Ia uka kūpaoa
E moani nei i kuʻu poli
I neʻe aku au e ʻako
I ka pua o ka ʻawapuhi
I lei no ka malihini
Naʻu ia a e honihoni
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