Kona Kai ʻŌpua

• About the Song
  • Performed at Song Contest 2016
  • Scored 186/204 points
  • Directed by Josiah Kunipo
  • Composed by Henry Waiaʻu
  • Arranged by Zachary Alakaʻi Lum
  • Performed 2nd of 3 songs
• Awards
  • George Alanson Andrus Cup
    Best men's performance
• Also performed by...
  • Class of 1971 - Junior Men
    "Kona Kai ʻŌpua"
  • Class of 1978 - Sophomore Men
    "Kona Kai ʻŌpua"
  • Class of 1991 - Junior Men
    "Kona Kai ʻŌpua"
  • Class of 2005 - Sophomore Coed
    "Kona Kai ʻŌpua"
• Lyrics

  Ha‘aheo Hawai‘i i nā Kona
  Ka wai kau i ka maka o ka ‘ōpua
  Hualālai kau mai i luna
  Ka heke ia o nā Kona
  ‘Āina wela ‘i‘o nō nā Kona
  He ‘Eka ka makani a e ‘olu ai
  Ka pā kolonahe a ke Kēhau
  I ka ‘ili o ka malihini

  Hui:
  Hanohano ‘o Kona kai ‘ōpua i ka la‘i
  ‘Ōpua hīnano kau i ka mālie
  Pua‘i nā wai i ka maka o ka ‘ōpua
  ‘A‘ole nō he lua a e like aku ai
  Me Kona kai ‘ōpua
  Ke kai mā‘oki‘oki
  Ke kai malino a‘o Kona

  Bridge:
  Ha‘aheo i ka mālie
  ‘O Kona kai ‘ōpua i ka la‘i
  Kilakila ‘o Hualālai
  I ke kai malino a‘o Kona

  Ua ‘ike i ka nani o Kailua
  Ke kapikala a‘o nā Kona
  Me Kahalu‘u i ka wai māpuana
  Hōlualoa i ka ‘ehu a ke kai
  Keauhou i ka ‘ili‘ili nehe
  Me Helani i ka wai o Pukaiki
  Me Kainaliu i ka uhiwai
  Me ka hau anu o Mā‘ihi

  Aloha ‘ia nō ‘o Ka‘awaloa
  Ka pali kapukapu o Keōua
  Ka wai hu‘ihu‘i o Hāli‘ilua
  Me ka papa kōnane a‘o Hikiau
  ‘O ka lā hiki i ka la‘i o Alāiki
  Me Ho‘okena i ka wai o Pūhau
  Ka pewa kapalili o ka manini
  Nini ‘oe me ka ‘eha koni

  Source: Song Contest 2016 program

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