E Hihiwai

Dennis Kamakahi

Hawaiian

Ukulele chords and lyrics

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VERSE 1
[C]..Aia [|][C]i ka nani [|]
[F]O Molo[|][C]ka‘i lā [|]
[C]..I nā pali [|][G7]weliweli [|][G7]o ke Ko‘o[|][F]la[C]u [|]
[C]..Hea mai ke [|][C]leo hone, [|]
[F]..I ke ahi[|][C]a hi lā [|]
[C]..I ka makani [|][G7]'Ekepue [|][G7]o ke a[|][C]wāwa [|]

Hui
[C]E hīhī[|][C]wai lā lae lae, [|]
[F]E ho‘i mai kā[|][C]ua lā [|]
[C]..I ka ‘āina [|][G7]uluwehi [|][G7]o Wail[|][F]la[C]u [|]
[C]..Hanohano [|][C]wale nō, [|]
[F]..Ka wailele Ka[|][C]hiwa lā [|]
[C]..A me ke [|][G7]kuahiwi [|][G7]‘o Olo[|][C]ku‘i [|]

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VERSE 2
[C]..Mele kākou [|][C]nei a pau, 
[F]I ka mele [|][C]‘āina lā [|]
[C]..O ka nani [|][G7]mae [|][G7]‘ole o ke ola [|][F]ma[C]u [|]
[C]..‘O ka makani [|][C]ku‘u leo, [|]
[F]..‘O ke kai ku‘u [|][C]pu‘uwai [|]
[C]..‘O ka ‘āina [|][G7]uluwehi [|][G7]ku‘u nui [|][C]kino [|]

Hui
[C]E hīhī[|][C]wai lā lae lae, [|]
[F]E ho‘i mai kā[|][C]ua lā [|]
[C]..I ka ‘āina [|][G7]uluwehi [|][G7]o Wail[|][F]la[C]u [|]
[C]..Hanohano [|][C]wale nō, [|]
[F]..Ka wailele Ka[|][C]hiwa lā [|]
[C]..A me ke [|][G7]kuahiwi [|][G7]‘o Olo[|][C]ku‘i [|][C][|][C][|][C][\]


VERSE 1
There in the beauty of Moloka‘i
Amid the awesome cliffs 
of the windward side
The sweet voice beckons 
in the evening hours
On the cold ‘Ekepue 
wind of the valley

Hui
O hīhīwai la la la, 
let us two return
To the lush beautiful 
land of Wailau
Simply glorious is 
the waterfall Kahiwa
And the mountain 
peak of Oloku‘i

VERSE 2
Let us all sing together 
the song of the land
Of the never fading 
beauty of life eternal
The wind is my voice, 
the sea is my heart
The lush and beautiful 
land is my whole being

Hui
O hīhīwai la la la, 
let us two return
To the lush beautiful 
land of Wailau
Simply glorious is 
the waterfall Kahiwa
And the mountain 
peak of Oloku‘i

The natives of Wailau are compared 
to the fresh water limpets found in 
abundance in this Moloka‘i valley. 
The song calls the people back to 
their roots and rich heritage of our land.