The Feeling Inside "Hoʻoho! Hāpai"
A chant awakens ancestral memory, grounding the experience in ancient rhythm and island spirit.
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
- chanting circle
- drumbeat
- breath
- rising energy
Lyrics and Hawaiian Gloss
E kū mai, e nā kūpuna!
E ala mai, e ka ʻāina!
Response
Kū mai! Ala mai!
Ka leo o ka wā kahiko!
Call
E hoʻōho, e ka makani!
E hāpai, e ka nalu!
Response
Hōʻoho! Hāpai!
Ka mana o ke kai!
Call
E pūlama, e ka lā!
E mālama, e ka mahina!
Response
Pūlama! Mālama!
Ka mālamalama o ke ao!
Call
E hoʻomaikaʻi, e nā akua!
E hoʻomaikaʻi, e ka honua!
Response
Hoʻomaikaʻi! Hoʻomaikaʻi!
Ka pōmaikaʻi mau loa!
Translation
Hōʻoho! Hāpai
Call: Stand forth, o ancestors, rise and appear!
Awaken, o sacred land, vibrant and near!
Response: Stand tall! Awaken and rise!
The voice of ancient days echoes through the skies!
Call
Shout out, o rushing wind, wild and free!
Lift up, o rolling waves, high from the sea!
Response: Shout aloud! Uplift and soar!
The divine power of the ocean forevermore!
Call
Cherish the world, o golden sun above!
Preserve the night, o silver moon with love!
Response: Cherish! Preserve and hold tight!
The brilliant illumination of the world's pure light!
Call
Offer blessings, o gods, from the heavens high!
Offer blessings, o earth, beneath the wide sky!
Response: Blessings given! Gratitude we send!
An everlasting grace that will never end!