Pü|pü (a`o |`Ewa) i ka |nu`a (nä kä|naka)

Pearly |shells (pearly |shells) from the |ocean (from the |ocean)

Shells of `Ewa district, throngs of people

E naue |mai (a e |`ike) I ka mea |hou (o ka |[*]`äina)

Shining in the |sun (shining in the |sun) covering the |shore (covering the |[*]shore)

Hasten down to see the news of the land (Translation)

Ahe |`äina (ua kau|lana) [*]ma-i |nä (küpuna |mai)

When I |see them (when I |see them) [*]my heart |tells_me_that_I_love_|you

A land renowned from the ancestors' time (Translation)

[**]Ala-hula |Pu`uloa he ala |[*]hele no Ka`ahupa|hau, (Ka`ahupä|hau)

[**]More than |all the |[*]little pearly |shells |

Familiar waters of Pearl Harbor, the pathway of Ka`ahupahau (Translation)

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Nani Ka`ala hemolele i ka mälie

Beautiful Ka`ala, sublime in the calm

Kuahiwi kaulana a`o `Ewa

Famous mountain of `Ewa

E ki`i ana i ka makani o ka `äina

Fetching the winds of the land

Hea ka Moa`e eia au e ke aloha

The tradewind beckons Here I am, O beloved

Kilakila `o Polea noho i ka `olu

Ia home ho`ohihi a ka malihini

E walea ana i ka `olu o ke kiawe

I ka pa kolonahe a ke Kiu