Nani Wale Na Hala (Na Hala O Naue) (Official)

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Aloha for a Century
2024/12/21 release

Nani Wale Nā Hala (Nā Hala O Naue)
This mele honors Kaleleonālani (“Flight of the Royal Ones”), the name Queen Emma adopted following the heartbreaking loss of her son, Prince Albert, in 1862, and her husband, King Kamehameha IV, in 1863. The song is a poetic tribute to her, using imagery of trees, flowers, birds, and places—traditional symbols of reverence and love in Hawaiian culture—to express deep admiration and remembrance.
Naue, mentioned in the mele, refers to a coastal plain in Hāʻena, Kauaʻi, renowned for its grove of hala (pandanus) trees. The mele evokes the beauty of this region and the natural elements that surround it, such as the swaying hala trees and birds among the flowers, to metaphorically honor Queen Emma's grace and enduring spirit.

Nani wale nā hala, ‘eā
O Naue i ke kai, ‘eā

Ke ‘oni a‘e la ‘eā
Pili mai Hā‘ena, ‘eā

‘Ena aku nā maka, ‘eā
‘O nā manu i ka pua, ‘eā

A ‘ike ka lehua, ‘eā
Miki‘ala i laila, ‘eā

Ha‘ina ka inoa, ‘eā
‘O Kaleleonālani, ‘eā


Beautiful are the pandanus
Of Naue by the sea

They are swaying
Close to Haʻena

The eyes of the birds look eagerly
At the flowers

When they see the lehua
They gather there

The end of the name song
For The-Flight-of-the-Royal-Ones


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