Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 19, Number 2, 1 February 2002 — Kamalei a Paoa [ARTICLE]

Kamalei a Paoa

Composed Randie Kamuela Fong for Myron "Pinky" Thompson's 1994 retirement as KS trustee. Poetic references are made to the many organizations wiih whieh Thompson was affiliated ; Paoa is a family line from whieh he descends.

He ola hou ko ka lāhui Pa'a pono i ke a'o kūpuna Ua kupu hou a'e ka 'ohana Na ka hana lokomaika'i āu E mau ana ka inoa hanohano I nā pua lei mamo ha'aheo Puana he lei kamaha'o Kamalei a Paoa, e ō mai! Holo wiwo 'ole i nā kai loa Hōkūle'a me Hawai'iloa He moku, he kanaka 'o Hawai'i A he kama ho'oheno na Tahiti

Hawaiians celebrate new life And remain firm in their ancestral ways The family unit finds great renewa/ All because of your generous deeds The honor of your name shall endure Among the proud generations to eome So ends this remarkable song praise Chosen one of the Paoa family line, respond Sailing fearlessly upon distant seas Both Hōkūle'a and Hawai'iloa Hawai'i is an island, a man A beloved child ofTahiti