He Inoa no Kilinahe

A Name Song for Kilinahe
na ka Papa 'Olelo Hawai`i 3
Kamehameha Schools Maui High School, 8/07

Kahiko i ka nani 'o HAmakuapokol

Finely adorned in beauty is Hämäkuapoko

I ka malu o ka Pu`u o Kaka`e2

In the shelter of Pu Pu 'u o Kaka'e

Aloha e Kailua³ a me MAliko4

Greetings oh Kailua and Mäliko

NA pea pumehana o ku`u `Aina

The warm boundaries of my beloved land

Ua hui ke Kiu⁵ me ka NAulu6

The clouds of the Kiu rain engage with those of the Ndulu

A kill nahe mai ka ua `13kiu7

And the DA rain sprinkles gently forth

He 'ala onaona e moani mai nei

It is an inviting fragrance lingering upon the wind

I puia i ke `ala o ka maile8

Infused with the scent of maile

Ha`ina ku`u mele no ku`u home

Thus my song is told

A kili nahe mai ka ua ‘Ukiu

And the 'Clkiu rain sprinkles gently forth

I. Häm5kuapoko- one of twelve traditional moku (districts) on Maui. The moku in which the KSD Hawai`i housing development is located.

2.              Neu o Kdka`e- the hill from where the moku of Hamdkuapoko originates.

3.              Kailua- the gulch which is the southwestern-most boundary of Hämäkuapoko.

4.              Maliko- the gulch which is the northeastern-most boundary of Hämakuapoko.

5.              Kin- a sharply shrilled wind and rain of upper fldmakuapoko.

6.              Nätilu- a moving wind and rain that travels to Hãuadkupoko from the neighboring moku of Kula.

7.              'Min- a soft drizzly rain reputed as the ua kama`dina (resident rain) of Makawao. Said to be formed when the Kiu and Ndulu meet.

8.              maile- a fragrant native twining shrub once common in the Makawao area. In this song, it alludes to Hali^cimaile, the ahupua 'a in which the KSD Hawaii housing development is located.

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