Oli aloha no Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance
Composing an oli aloha for HCA requires the dualism of land and sea. Rather than start in English and translate, classical Hawaiian chant forms and symbols are used here to express the foci of our existence: protection, management, sustainability, health of people in a healthy natural world. Woven in are also global elements, a sense of great aloha for our resources [soaking wet cold is a symbol of intense aloha], the water connection, the Kumulipo connection of coral as the first life form, strong cultural ties, and the beauty of the natural elements themselves, motivation of us all.
He mai, he mai, eia nō mākou nei.
We call for you to approach, we call for you to come hither, here we are indeed.
Haku ‘ia ma Apelila 2010 na [composed April 2010 by] Sam ‘Ohu Gon III.
Recording of Oli aloha no Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance
| Oli aloha no Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance | Aloha Chant of Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance |
|---|---|
| Anuanu ke kia manu i ka wao lipolipo Ho‘opulu wale i ke kulukulu uhiwai ‘Imi i ka ‘ō‘ō hulu melemele Ka pā hane mai i ke ahe mālie A he leo, he mai e! | The bird catcher is cold in the deepest forest Soaked through by the unrelenting fog-drip Seeking the ‘ō‘ō with yellow feathers Blown softly hither on the gentle breeze A voice, a call to enter |
| He nui kai po‘i, kai nalu mai Kahiki A he kai kā ‘anae ko Kaloaloa ‘O ke ko‘a loa o ka ‘ahu Kū‘ula Ua lawa pono i ka mākāhā E hānai ā hewa, he mai e! | A great crashing sea, waves from Kahiki A sea so abundant in ‘anae at Kaloaloa The long coral of the altar of Kū‘ula Behind the pond sluicegate is food aplenty To feed all guests, a call to enter |
| He mai kō uka He mai kō kai A he aloha mai e! | A call from the uplands A call from the sea Aloha is conveyed |
