(Punahele)

The Kapu system helped us live in harmony with the land

It gave us rules and regulations to help us understandTo keep the waters clean for all of our neighbors

Preserving food and resources for our next generations

It was the blueprint to keep us all accountable

A thousand years strong, never thought that it would fold

Outside influences filled our ears with deception

To change our ways but not all of us would accept it

Some see new visions, some jockey for position

Both sides on a mission to not face extinction

And still to this day Kapihe′s words echo

"The high shall be brought low, and the low shall rise to heaven"

In the beginning or the end of an era

You can never kill what was meant to live forever

And we choose to celebrate, because ho'omau ke ola

In death or in life, "mālama kō aloha."

(Mr. Kapu)

′Ai noa, 'ai noa

Echoes thru the pae 'āina as the ′ai kapu topples over

With one meal Liholiho shattered the system

Ka′ahumanu and Keōpūolani impressed that wisdom

Separate from the old ways, no way!

Kekuaokalani having none of that game

He gathered his kia'i, still embracing tradition

And marched from Ka′awaloa To Kalanimoku's position

First-blood Lekeleke rebels got the up

Second-blood skirmishes persisted, rebels got stuck

Alongside his wahine koa, chiefess Manono

Last stand, Kekuaokalani ma Kuamo′o

The old ways perished away, life ain't been the same

Since that December day in 1819

Sister pleads with brother, brother strikes sister

"Mālama kō aloha," sisters last words whispered

(Queen Maile & Noelani Goodyear-Ka′ōpua)

"Imua e nā poki'i a inu i ka wai 'awa′awa, ′a'ohe hope e ho′i mai ai."

A e, "Mālama kō aloha."

"Imua e nā poki'i a inu i ka wai ′awa'awa, ′a'ohe hope e ho'i mai ai."

A e, "Mālama kō aloha."

(Inalihi)

E manono la ea stood against the ′ai noa

Exertion of might skill and strength wahine koa

Leading the charge Kūkā′ilimoku as her pride

She knew what was right for nā akua gave her life

Mind sharp like the scales of Kihawahine

May have lost the battle but will never be defeated

Mo'okū′auhau ended, mo'olelo lives on

Just know we′ll be at war until the hewa's undone

Some of the prophecies are yet to be fulfilled

Mai poina, our fate will never be sealed

We can lament the past but what happened happened

The ihe′s in our lap now's the time for action

(Paniolo Prince)

Mo'olelo was happening when our temples was falling

′Ai kapu was broken and Christianity calling

Our Kuhina Nui made her decision

Wipe out our old Hawaiian religion

Island by island all the heiau(s) went fall

They neva stop until they went burn ′em all

When they reached Moloka'i this is how it went

Kahuna gathered together, they held hands and they sent

Pule that would bring our monarchy to its knees

White going cover your ′āina, choke you out like weeds

Hā'ule ka lani, hā′ule nī'aupi′o

Heavens will fall, nā ali'i left with zero

Maka'āinana is what we all gotta be

To fulfill the rest of Pakui′s prophecy

It′s a plea setting our 'āina free

Saving a place for our keiki′s, keiki's, keiki′s kamali'i

(Queen Maile & Noelani Goodyear-Ka′ōpua)

"Imua e nā poki'i a inu i ka wai 'awa′awa, ′a'ohe hope e ho′i mai ai."

A e, "Mālama kō aloha."

"Imua e nā poki'i a inu i ka wai ′awa'awa, ′a'ohe hope e ho'i mai ai."

A e, "Mālama kō aloha."