ʻEuʻeu ka puhi i ka huna kai o Kapukaulua,
leʻaleʻa ka maka i ke kai o Lehoʻula.
Ke ʻume nei ka makau lehua a ʻAiʻai,
lawa lua ke kāwelewele hau ʻo ʻAleamai.
Ahuwale ka iwi kuamoʻo o Wailau,
Pōhā ka hanu ʻo Koʻona ma ke kai laumeki.

The eel cavorts in the sea foam of Kapukaulua;
the eye delighted in the ocean of Lehoʻula.
Lured by the pearl fishhook of ʻAiʻai,
strong as the hau ropes of ʻAleamai,
the ridges of Wailau are in full view,
Koʻona’s gasping breath in the receding tide