CHANT
Kiʻekiʻena ʻUpena i ke Ahiahi
Throwing the Net at Dusk
Hawaiian
E lele ka ʻupena i ke kukuna o ke ahiahi.
Hānai mai ke kai i ka ʻohana me ke aloha a me ka hoʻomanawanui.
Paʻa ka ʻike o nā kūpuna i kēlā me kēia hāʻule ʻana o ka ʻupena.
English
The net is cast into the light of dusk.
The sea nourishes the family through love and perseverance.
With every cast, the knowledge of the ancestors endures.
CHANT
Kiʻekiʻena ʻUpena i ke Ahiahi
Throwing the Net at Dusk
Hawaiian
E lele ka ʻupena i ke kukuna o ke ahiahi.
Hānai mai ke kai i ka ʻohana me ke aloha a me ka hoʻomanawanui.
Paʻa ka ʻike o nā kūpuna i kēlā me kēia hāʻule ʻana o ka ʻupena.
English
The net is cast into the light of dusk.
The sea nourishes the family through love and perseverance.
With every cast, the knowledge of the ancestors endures.