Manoa Heritage Center

Preserving and Sharing a Historic Property in the Heart of Mānoa

Andrea and I are docents at the MHC. Our roles include giving tours and assisting at fundraisers.

He Mele No Kūali‘i

Andrea and I have been learning this mele written for Sam and Mary, to be performed at Mary's celebration of life on February 18, 2023:

Kū mau mai ka nani i Mānoa nei
Wehiwehi i ka ʻahu o te Tuahine
Hiʻia ka manaʻo i ka maluhia
Ilihia i ka hano aʻo Kūaliʻi ē
Beauty abides here in Mānoa
Adorned with the cloak of the Tuahine rain
The heart is embraced by the peacefulness
Touched by the grandeur of Kūaliʻi
ʻO ka pā kōnane a ka mahina
ʻO Māhealani ke hoʻomāʻike
Lamalama maila ka pua kokiʻo
I ka māla keʻokeʻo o ke aumoe
The glowing touch of the full moon
Māhealani offers a presentation
The hibiscus have a luminous glow
A garden of white in the midnight hour
Kū aʻe, kū nihi, kū paʻa mau
Ka paia ʻeʻehia o Kūkaʻōʻō
Kiaʻi haʻaheo o ka ʻāina
I laila nā maka e huli ai
Standing above, standing steep, standing forever
The awe-inspiring walls of Kūkaʻōʻō
Proud guardian to watch over the land
Where thoughts and hopes are placed
Kānaenae ka leo o loko nei
Me he kāhuli lā o ka wao nahele
He aloha, he haliʻa, e hiʻipoli mau
Ke kipona pilina i Mānoa nei ē
There is a voice of supplication in the heart
Entrancing as a trilling forest land shell
An expression of affection, a remembrance to treasure
The powerful tie to this place, Mānoa
He Mele Aloha no Sam and Mary Cooke A chant of affection for Sam and Mary Cooke

--na Puakea Nogelmeier 2010


Punahou graduating class tea party in the living room of Kualii.

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