O haili ka manu
E hapai i ke kanaka
O kiwaa hoi ka manu
E lele ana me ke mele
O halulu hoi kai manu
Hoomana a kalani nui
O hiapo no la manu
Mo'olelo pokolele
O Ka'ili ke akia manu
He kapu ia a paiea
Kaulana loa na manu
E like me Kamehameha I
(Translation)
O Haili the bird
Lifting a man
O Kiwaa the bird
Singing in its flight
O Halulu the bird
Worshipped by the king
O Hiapo the bird
A fable bird
O Kaili the feather god
Sacred to Paiea
Famous ar ethese birds
Likened to Kamehameha I
E hapai i ke kanaka
O kiwaa hoi ka manu
E lele ana me ke mele
O halulu hoi kai manu
Hoomana a kalani nui
O hiapo no la manu
Mo'olelo pokolele
O Ka'ili ke akia manu
He kapu ia a paiea
Kaulana loa na manu
E like me Kamehameha I
(Translation)
O Haili the bird
Lifting a man
O Kiwaa the bird
Singing in its flight
O Halulu the bird
Worshipped by the king
O Hiapo the bird
A fable bird
O Kaili the feather god
Sacred to Paiea
Famous ar ethese birds
Likened to Kamehameha I