ÿAkahikuleanaakapiko
Kawaikapuokalani K. Hewett
He ali‘i nui ‘oe e ku‘u ipo
Näu ÿAkähikuleanaakapiko
O luna o lalo o uka o kai
O ku‘u nui kino
Kapu ka pali lele manu o Lïloa
He haku ka ipo na ku‘u aloha
Ua ÿeha ‘ia i ka maka o ka ihe
Kü ke ali‘i künou ke känaka
Lei käua i ke ÿänuenue
Ho‘okahi i ka pono o ke kilohana
You are a great king my beloved
I give myself to you, ‘Akahikuleanaakapiko
All that is above and below towards the mountains and the sea
Belong to you my king, as I do, ‘Akahikuleanaakapiko
Sacred is the cliffs of Lïloa where only birds ascend
You are the lord of my love, my beloved
I would take the point of the spear for you my beloved
Utter the words and the command is mine to do
Let us wear the rainbow as a lei
And wrap ourselves in the sacred kilohana, a symbol of our marriage
Web Kupua Earl Stokes email: stokes@lava.net