Sunday Manoa - Kawika

Guava Jam (LP 1969)
Hula Records
Honolulu, HI

"A song hailing King Kalakaua's seven-month tour around the world in 1881. David Kalakaua was the first reigning monarch of any country to make such a journey. Kawika, (Hawaiian for "David") was originally a chant later put to music, and is a "mele inoa," a name song written to honor the King."

Eia no Kawika ehe
Ka heke a'o na pua ehe.

Ka uwila ma ka hikina ehe
Malamalama Hawai'i ehe.

Ku'i ka lono i Pelekane ehe
Ho'olohe ke kuini o Palani ehe.

Na wai e ka pua i luna ehe
'O Kapa'akea no ka makua ehe.

Ha'ina 'ia mai ka puana ehe
Ka lani Kawika he inoa ehe.