On this birthday of Joseph Nawahi, a reminder that we need to rescan the newspapers! 1896.

HE KANAENAE NO JOSEPH K. NAWAHIOKALANIOPUU.

I aloha ia oe a e Homelani,
O ka Home lei pua lei a ka manu,
Sweet onaona o Hanakahi,
E wehi nei la i Waiakea,
Pulupe i ka Ua Kanilehua,
A Panaewa la e hii mai nei,
Kilakila Hilo one la i ka nani,
Aina kaulana i ka hanohano,
Hanohano Haili i ka pua Lehua,
O ka pua hoohie lei a ka manu,
O ka papahi lei ia o ka aina,
Lei oe lei au i ke onaona,
Ua nani Hawaii ku hanohano,
Helu ekahi o na Ailana, Continue reading

Hapa Maori name song for Likelike, 1872.

Eo e Likelike!

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Whakaaro.

1 Me oe no ka hoina
E iala noho i ka iu
Lau ohaoha a maewa
E lohai lua ai au

Anu e! anuanu la
Anu oe i ke kai
Hui e! Huihui la
Hui oe i ka wai.

2 A ako pua oe na
Nee papa mai e ka noe
No ka mahi tau-reka-reka
A kapai ka hore koe

Anu e! etc.

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