Pualani Lei Reimagined

Kūhelu lei hala 'ula hiwahiwa
Laua'e māpuana paukū pa'anehe 'ia

Kunia ke aloha e ka lei mokihana
Wilia 'ia e ka maile lauli'ili'i

Lei 'ōwili tuberose māhiehie
Linohau i ka wehi e ka puakenikeni

Pali ke kua i ke alo 'ōpu'u pīkake
Ho'owailele pū 'ia e ka pua pakalana

Pāpahi wēkiu 'o ka 'ilima lei
Nahinahi ana ma ou po'ohiwi

'Oi kelakela lei pua kū ho'okahi
E Pualani lei, ua kau kehakeha

Dearest Pualani

Formal is the precious red hala lei
Suffused with laua'e, sectioned with skill

Love is branded with the lei mokihana
Entwined with the small-leaf maile

A twining of tuberose so lovely
Adorned to perfection with the puakenikeni

Statuesque is the back, the pīkake adorns the front
Made to cascade with the pakalana flower

An adornment for the summits, the lei 'ilima
Lying delicately on your shoulders

Superior to all is this one flower lei
Pualani, it is your name we hold in esteem



Credits
Writer(s): Kekuhi
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