The Feeling Inside "The ʻOpu Mele"
The album ends with a laugh and a full belly as an ode to Hawaiian food sends you celebrating every poke bowl and kalua pig in pure flavor heaven.
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.
AlbumIsland Breeze
Track9
Moodhumorous, lighthearted
Emotional Temperaturejoyful
Narrative Rolejoyful closure
Images the Song Carries
- poke bowls
- kalua pig
- flavor explosion
- food joy
- loco moco
- shave ice
- malasadas
Lyrics and Hawaiian Gloss
Verse 1
Sunrise on the island, belly starts to rumble,
Thinking 'bout the plate lunch, no time to stumble.
Got that loco moco, gravy flowing free,
Best breakfast on the planet, for you and for me!
Chorus
Oh, Hawaiian food, you make my heart sing,
From the poke bowl fresh, to the kalua pig.
Every bite's a party, a flavor explosion,
No wonder why my pants are barely closin'!
Verse 2
Hit the food truck rally, choices all around,
Shave ice mountain high, best treat in this town.
Malasadas hot and sweet, a sugary delight,
Eating 'em all day, and then all through the night!
Chorus
Oh, Hawaiian food, you make my heart sing,
From the poke bowl fresh, to the kalua pig.
Every bite's a party, a flavor explosion,
No wonder why my pants are barely closin'!
Bridge
Sometimes I get brave, try some laulau,
Wrapped in ti leaves, makes me say "Wow!"
Or maybe some poi, a little bit sticky,
But when it's with fish, it's never too tricky!
Chorus
Oh, Hawaiian food, you make my heart sing,
From the poke bowl fresh, to the kalua pig.
Every bite's a party, a flavor explosion,
No wonder why my pants are barely closin'!
Outro
So come on down, to the land of aloha,
Where the food is so good, you'll wanna say "Mahalo!"
Yeah, Hawaiian food, it's the best, it's true,
Come and get a taste, it's waiting for you!
Sunrise on the island, belly starts to rumble,
Thinking 'bout the plate lunch, no time to stumble.
Got that loco moco, gravy flowing free,
Best breakfast on the planet, for you and for me!
Chorus
Oh, Hawaiian food, you make my heart sing,
From the poke bowl fresh, to the kalua pig.
Every bite's a party, a flavor explosion,
No wonder why my pants are barely closin'!
Verse 2
Hit the food truck rally, choices all around,
Shave ice mountain high, best treat in this town.
Malasadas hot and sweet, a sugary delight,
Eating 'em all day, and then all through the night!
Chorus
Oh, Hawaiian food, you make my heart sing,
From the poke bowl fresh, to the kalua pig.
Every bite's a party, a flavor explosion,
No wonder why my pants are barely closin'!
Bridge
Sometimes I get brave, try some laulau,
Wrapped in ti leaves, makes me say "Wow!"
Or maybe some poi, a little bit sticky,
But when it's with fish, it's never too tricky!
Chorus
Oh, Hawaiian food, you make my heart sing,
From the poke bowl fresh, to the kalua pig.
Every bite's a party, a flavor explosion,
No wonder why my pants are barely closin'!
Outro
So come on down, to the land of aloha,
Where the food is so good, you'll wanna say "Mahalo!"
Yeah, Hawaiian food, it's the best, it's true,
Come and get a taste, it's waiting for you!