Kīholo Kupaianaha
'O Kīholo 'ʻāina aloha, lana a'e ka mana'o (o) na mea kaulana
Pa kahi, kahi hana pa'akai,
Pa lua, kahi a na lua wai kai,
Pa kolu, loko i'a Wainānali'i,
Pa ha, kahi a Luahinewai,
Wai ola o Kīholo
Kīholo kupaianaha e
He mele no Kīholo... 'ʻāina aloha
Translation:
Kīholo, beloved land, thoughts arise of famed attributes
First, it is a place of salt working
Second, it is a place of brackish water pools
Third, it is the place of the fish pond Wainanali'i
Fourth, it is the place of Luahinewai
Living waters of Kīholo
Marvelous, extravagant Kīholo
Composed by Ku'ulei Keakealani to honor the ancestral homeland of Kīholo, Pu'uwa'awa'a ahupua'a, North Kona.
Photo by Jay Bles.