He Upu Awa Akua

'Awa the drink of our kupuna. It is the highest offering one can give.

Kii: Ku'ialuaopuna

Traditional: K'K' Ku'ialuaopuna

Kahe ana ka lā’au wai ‘awa i a’e

Mai ka honua a i ka lewa lani

Nu’a ‘o Luna,

Nu’a ‘o Lalo

Eia ka wai a ke akua

Ka lā’au wai akua

E nānā i ke au mai lalo a luna

Ka lā’au wai kapu na ka lani

Ka lā’au i ho’omū

‘O wai ke inu i ka ‘ai?

‘O nā ‘ula ke ‘ai

Eia ka alana i ke akua

E inu i ka wai lani

E inu i ka lā’au wai lā

‘Eli’eli kapu, ‘eli’eli noa

Ua noa ā………

Kii:Ku'ialuaopuna

The sacred ‘awa will trickle up

From below to the heavens

The firmaments above are heaped up

Thick are those below

The water of the akua

The sacred ‘awa

Look at the currents from both realms

The sacred ‘awa of the chiefs

The ‘awa that will cause silence

Who will partake?

The kapu one’s

Here is the offering to the akua

Drink the chiefly ‘awa

Drink the ‘awa

Intense is the kapu, profound is the release

Free it is…