He Pule Nō Kūkaniloko
na Thomas Joseph Lenchanko
Copyright © 1998 All Rights Reserved.
I ‘elekū nou ‘o Kāne
I ‘elemoe nou ‘o Kanaloa
I ‘elelani nou ‘o Kū
I ‘elehonua ‘o Lono
Aloha nā ‘aumākua, nā kupuna, ka po‘e ano ka nui mana
Nānā ‘ike ke kumu, nānā ke piko Kilipue
He pule ho‘ola‘a, nā ho’ali’i i kū pau
He ‘ūlāleo, eia nō ka ula la aha Kūkaniloko koa mana
Ho‘omālamalama nā mea ho‘oku‘i‘o
E hele mai a ‘ike he ‘oia kau
Aloha pau Pele, pau Mano
‘O ia, ua ‘ike, aia lā
He Pule Nō Kūkaniloko
na Thomas Joseph Lenchanko
Copyright © 1998 All Rights Reserved.
E pule kakou: We Pray
ele ku nou o kane to the north for Kane
ele moe nou o kanaloa to the south for Kanaloa
ele lani nou o ku to the east for Ku
ele honua nou o lono to the west for Lono
aloha na aumakua na kupuna ka poe ano ka nui mana
A petition of love for our family deity, our ancestors, the people of old, the people
now and to all of you whom have gathered
nana ike ke kumu nana ka piko kilipue na kupuna ma
Look to the source, see the piko, and embrace those ancestors we choose to follow
he pule hoolaa na hoalii iku pau
a prayer of dedication for the legendary beings, divine descendants of the kane
the highest of them all
he ulaleo eia no ka ula la aha kūkaniloko koa mana
a calling appeal, a sacred thing is this, those of kūkaniloko whom guard the kapu
hoomalamalama na me hookuio
to be enlightened, insist on the truth of the matter at hand
e hele mai a ike he oia kau
come and see the truth with me
aloha pau pele pau mano
in all sincerity, should I fail to speak the truth, may I be consumed by the fires of
Pele and/or eaten by the shark
oia ua ike a aia la
so it is, this is known, there it is
"e kūkaʻawe i nā kapu o Kūkaniloko nō ka mea aloha nō hoʻi kākou iā lākou i nā kau a kau..."
“to guard the kapu of Kūkaniloko because we love them for all time…”
“to guard the kapu of Kūkaniloko because we love them for all time…”