- Eia mai au o ka boy la
- A o Laupahoehoe la
- Kihikihi na po'ohiwi la
- Pukonakona ke kino la
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- Me 'ole ka pi'ina pali la
- Ka ihona me na 'alu la
- I ke kahawai aku wau la
- I ka 'o'opu nawao la
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- O ka hoe wa'a ia hana la
- I ke kai hanupanupa la
- A'ohe a'u mea ho'opo la
- I na 'ale o ke kai la
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- Ho'i mai au a ka hale la
- Nunui na miki 'ai la
- Ku 'ono'ono o loko la
- Pukonakona ke kino la
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- Ha'ina mai ka puana la
- Eia mai au o ka boy la
- A o Laupahoehoe la
- Kihikihi na po'ohiwi la
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- Here am I, the boy
- From Laupahoehoe
- Broad are my shoulders
- Husky is my body
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- I don't mind climbing the
cliffs
- And going down the
slopes
- To the stream I go
- For the fresh water fish
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- In a canoe I paddle
- Out in the surging sea
- There is nothing I fear
- Over the waves of the
sea
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- I return to my home
- And eat big fingers of
poi
- I fill my opu
- To keep my body healthy
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- Thus ends my story
- Of myself, the boy
- From Laupahoehoe
- With broad shoulders
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