The Feeling Inside "E hāpai, e ka nalu!"
Voices rise together in empowerment, a triumphant celebration of giving thanks as the waves carry the spirit skyward.
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.
Images the Song Carries
- lifting up
- giving thanks
- riding waves
Lyrics and Hawaiian Gloss
Honi no
No i no i no e
Koli noli noli
Noli noli no
I a lama e a kai no
Honi noli no
Ko mai a lama ai
Kali no e
Kai lama mai e kai ko
Honi noli no e
Ko mai a lama ai
Honi noli no
E na mai e
E na nalu
Hoahoai
Kali e na hoku o ka po
Ka mana o ke kai
Honi noli no
E pula mai ai Kanaloa
Na mio i no
E malama e ka mahina
Honi noli no
Pulama malama
Ka malamalama o ke au
Honi noli no
E ho mai kai e na akua
Hali kaui kaue
E ho mai kai e na akua
E ho mai kai e ka honua
Ho mai kai e na ko
Ho mai kai e malama
Ko e no e na
Honi noli no
Honi noli no
Honi noli no
Honi noli no
Stand for God
And stand strong
Honi noli no
Awaken O land
Honi noli no
Shout O wind
Lift up O wave
Shout lift up
Cherish O sun
Care for O moon
Cherish care for
Give thanks O God
Honi noli no
Give thanks
Honi noli no
Give thanks give thanks
Translation
E hāpai, e ka nalu! (Lift Up, O Waves!)
Receive the breath, the sacred touch,
Resting in the quiet space,
The glowing light upon the sea,
A whisper of the ancient grace.
The light streams down upon the tide,
We wait where deep waters flow,
A sacred flame across the ocean,
Where the currents softly go.
Rise up, O wind, across the expanse!
Lift high, O surging waves, your crest!
The stars of night keep silent watch,
As the ocean’s power is confessed.
Let the light of Kanaloa shine,
Through the channels deep and wide,
Guard well the silver moon above,
And the turning of the tide.
Cherish the sun, protect the moon,
Hold fast the light that guides the way,
Through every changing current’s shift,
From deepest night to rising day.
Grant us your grace, O divine ones,
Let blessings fall upon the earth,
Bring goodness to the lands we walk,
And give the sacred waters birth.
Hold fast to the light,
Let the blessings flow.
Stand for the spirit,
And stand strong.
Awaken, O vibrant land!
Cry out, O rushing wind!
Lift high, O mighty wave!
Shout out, and rise!
Cherish the glowing sun,
Care for the silver moon,
Hold them close, protect them well.
Give thanks to the source of all,
Give thanks to the earth below,
With gratitude, let the spirit soar.