From the recording The Song Within the Song
Pua Hone
(Rev. Dennis Kamakahi)
Dennis Kamakahi, one of Hawai‘i’s most prolific and beloved songwriters, wrote this song as a marriage proposal for his “Honey Flower,” now his wife of many years. Our arrangement is based on the version by George Kahumoku Jr. Jim plays the bass, guitar, and ‘ukulele parts on a single guitar.
PERSONNEL
Paula Kauapalaukī Rudman – vocals
Jim Romano – slack key guitar and vocals
Pili Moreno – vocals
Arrangement by Pūlama
Lyrics
ʻO ʻoe ka wahine a ke aloha
I laila i ka uluwehi kuʻu pua hone i ka laʻi
Honi ʻana i ke hau no Makiki
ʻO wau kou aloha i ka noe kuahiwi
He uʻi nō ʻoe i ke kula
I wili ʻia me ka ʻieʻie o Leilono
Haʻina mai ana ka puana
Kuʻu pua hone i ka laʻi, he nani maoli nō
You are the woman of my affection
There in the beauty of the land is my honey flower in the calm
Kissing the dew of Makiki
I am your love in the mountain mist
You are a beauty on the plain
Entwined with the ʻieʻie vine of Leilono
Tell of the refrain
Of my honey flower in the calm, a true beauty