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(Some words used in this web page are in the Hawaiian langauge)
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An 'olelo no'eau is a
Hawaiian proverb, or wise saying. There is only one mention
of Kane'ohe in the Mary Kawena Pukui book, 'Olelo No'eau
: Hawaiian Proverbs and Poetical Sayings. "Kini Kailua, mano
Kane'ohe.(Fourty thousand in Kailua, four thousand in
Kane'ohe): "A great number will
be killed" said a woman named Kawaiho'olana whose grandson
was ruthlessly murdered by someone from either Kailua or
Kane'ohe. She declared that this many would perish by
sorcery to avenge him. Another version credits Keohokauouli,
a kahuna at this time of Kamehameha, for this saying. He
suggested sorcery as a means of destroying the conqueror's
O'ahu enemies." This proverb dates
Kane'ohe as far back as Kamehameha I.
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Kane'ohe is a song
written by Abbie Kong and Johnny Noble in the 1930's to
commemorate the installation of electricity at Kaneohe, this
mele (song) also figuratively tells of a delightful love
affair on the windward side of O'ahu between two
lovers. . (in
Hawaiian ) 'Olapa ka
'uila, i Kane'ohe Ka hui
laulima o i' Laniwai Hui:
Me ka ua
Apuakea Ka la'i a'o
Mololani Me ke anu o
ke Ko'olau Kaulana mai
nei Ko`olaupoko Ua `a ka
uila a`i Kane`ohe Hanohano
Mokapu i ka 'ehu kai Te tua
motumotu a'o He'eia Ho'okahi mea
hou ma He'eia Ka uea
kelelaepa leo nahenahe Aia `ike
lihi o ka `aina Kahi a ke
aloha i walea ai Walea ana
`oe me ke onaona Ku`u lei
hulu mamo pili i ke anu Ua ana ho`i
au a i ko leo Ko pane `ana
mai pehea au Ha'ina 'ia
mai ana ka puana Ua 'a ka
uila a i Kane'ohe (English
translation) Light
flashes at the Kaneohe Co-operative
Society of Laniwai Chorus: The Apuakea
rain The peace of
Malulani The coolness
of the Ko`olau Famous is
Ko`olaupoko The lights
go on at Kaneohe The glory of
Mokapu is the sea spray And the
jagged ridge of Heeia The news at
He`eia Sweet-voiced
telegraph wire Glimpses of
the land Where love
finds delight Delight with
the sweet one My mamo
feather lei in the coolness Delighted by
your voice You ask, How
am I? Tell the
refrain The light
goes on at Kaneohe
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