Chants · Track 9 · 2026

Oli Ho'oponopono

The album closes with the simplest, most intimate version of Hoʻoponopono — just a voice, a prayer, and the willingness to let go. Three simple truths repeated like breath: I have strayed, I am grateful, I love. The core truth: healing is not a single act but a practice — you return to it again and again, each time coming back a little lighter, until even the knots remember they were never knots at all.

Oli Hawaiian Chant Solemn profound restorative

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The Feeling Inside "Oli Hoʻoponopono"

The album closes with the simplest, most intimate version of Hoʻoponopono — just a voice and a prayer and the willingness to let go. Three simple truths repeated like breath: I have strayed. I am grateful. I love. The mood is calm, restorative, and deeply personal — the kind of peace that comes after a long journey home.

Within Kai Mana, this song is one facet of love for Maui: gratitude, memory, longing, sensuality, reverence, playfulness, or release shaped for listeners who arrive with different moods and needs.

AlbumChants

Track9

Vocal PerformerMakua Nui, Lehua, Kaimana, Makani, Aukai

Moodpeaceful, conclusive

Emotional Temperaturecalm

Narrative Roleblessing closure

Images the Song Carries

quiet blessing
prayerful resolution
calm reflection
sacred rest

Lyrics and Hawaiian Gloss

Hoʻoponopono e, hoʻo i ka pono
Ua hala au — e kala mai
Ua hala au — e kala mai
Mahalo, mahalo
Aloha, aloha
Hoʻoponopono e, e hoʻopono i ke ola

Hoʻoponopono e, hoʻo i ka pono
Ua hala au — e kala mai
Ua hala au — e kala mai
Mahalo, mahalo
Aloha, aloha
Hoʻoponopono e, e hoʻopono i ke ola

Hoʻoponopono e, hoʻo i ka pono
Hoʻoponopono e, hoʻo i ka pono
Ua hala au — e kala mai
Ua hala au — e kala mai
Mahalo, mahalo
Aloha, aloha
Hoʻoponopono e, e hoʻopono i ke ola

Translation

The Cleansing Chant (Oli Hoʻoponopono)
The Refrain
Restore the balance! Set all things right!
I have strayed—untie the knots.
I have wandered—please, release me.
Gratitude, deep gratitude!
Love, boundless love!
Set things right, that life may flourish!

The Echo
Restore the balance! Set all things right!
I have strayed—untie the knots.
I have wandered—please, release me.
Gratitude, deep gratitude!
Love, boundless love!
Set things right, that life may flourish!

The Final Alignment
Restore the balance! Set all things right!
Restore the balance! Set all things right!
I have strayed—untie the knots.
I have wandered—please, release me.
Gratitude, deep gratitude!
Love, boundless love!
Set things right, that life may truly live!

Insights into the Flow
"Untie the knots" (E kala mai): While we usually say "forgive me," the poetic heart of Kala is to unbind a cord. It’s the idea that mistakes create a "tangle" in our spirit; this chant asks for those tangles to be smoothed out.

"That life may flourish" (E hoʻopono i ke ola): Ola is more than just "life" as a biological fact; it is health, prosperity, and spiritual vitality. By doing the work of Hoʻoponopono, you aren't just fixing a problem; you are clearing the path for Ola to flow back into your world.

The Power of Two: You’ll notice the pairings—Mahalo, Mahalo and Aloha, Aloha. In Hawaiian chanting, this doubling intensifies the meaning, ensuring the intention is felt in both the physical and spiritual realms.