Nā mele me ka pilina ʻōlelo No

Nā mele i pili iā No

Ngā Tohutohu

Instructions

E nānā i nā manaʻo o nā mele ma lalo nei a e noʻonoʻo i kahi a me ka wā kūpono e hoʻopuka aku ai. Read over the lyrics below. Choose three and think of a situation in which it would be appropriate to use the saying. Write down the who, the where, and the what, and be ready to share it in class.

 

"No nā kau a kau" - ʻAhulili

For ever and ever

 

"No Kauanoeanuhea, he wehi no ia" - Kauanoeanuhea

For the cool, fragrant mist, an adornment if that upland

 

" No ke ano ahiahi" - Ke Aloha

For the peacefulness of twilight

 

"No Kīpū Kai ke aloha" - Kīpū Kai

For Kīpū Kai is my affection

 

"No ka nani aʻo Hāʻupu" - Kīpū Kai

For the beauty of Hāʻupu

 

" No Kona ke kai malino" - Laimana

Kona of the calm seas

 

"No Kamakaʻeha  ka lei na Liʻawahine" - Makalapua

For Kamakaʻeha is the lei made by Liʻawahine

 

"No Hilo ē ka ua Kanilehua" - Manu ʻŌʻō

Hilo the home of Kanilehua rain

 

"No Waimea ē ka ʻeu" - Waiomina

From Waimea comes such spirit

 

"No nā wai ʻehā" - No Nā Wai ʻEhā

Of the four waters

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