‘Ai ā manō ke kai eaea o ke one o Kahekili,
kūpale ‘o Pehu i ke kai kūlipo o Haui.
Ho’opō’ai ‘ia ‘o Līhauwai‘eke‘ekeikalani e ka makani kūhonua,
e lalahū ‘o Kīlea ma waena o ke kō lehu ahi.
Ho’ohūnā ‘ia ka lo‘i kalo o Olowalu,
ho’ohonua ka pōhaku niho o Kawaialoa.

Like a shark, the rising sea eats the sands of Kahekili; 
Pehu defends the dark sea of Haui.
Līhauwai‘eke‘ekeikalani is girdled by unrelenting wind;
Kīea swells among the sugar cane’s ashes.
Secreted are the lo‘i of Olowalu,
and the interlocked stones of Kawaialoa are established.