Ke Alahou, Volume I, Number 6, 1 May 1980 — Kawena-Lani J.R. Kaha'i Topolinski [ARTICLE]

Kawena-Lani J.R. Kaha'i Topolinski

He mele inoa keia nou e Kawena Ka wahine hanohano o Hawai'i nei Ka mu'o iehua puakea la A ke aii'i wahine Pa'ahana Ho 4 owehi 4 oe i ka lei huiu mamo r I kau i ka po'ohiwi 'ihi kapu Lei ho'ohulu a na ali'i kahiko Tke 4 ia ka 'ihi lani o ke ali'i Poina 'ole 'ia i ka mana'o o ka lehulehu Hanohano 'o Kawena, ka wahine aloha I nei la hanau ou - Puana ka inoa o Kawena Puku'i Kaulana ho'i 'oe e puni ka honua This is a name song for you, Kawena The honored Iady of Hawai'i A budding fair lehua biossom Of the High chiefess Pa'ahana You adorn the mamo lei Placed on your sacred shoulders A /ei prized by the chiefs of oid You are known of the heavens, oh royal one And unforgetable in the thoughts of the people GIorious is Kawena the lady of love On this day of your birth Sing the'name of Kawena Puku'i For thou art most famous throughout all Hawai'i