Hawaiian Chants

	Hawaiian Chants

	I KU MAU MAU*
	ONE: I KU MAU MAU! ALL: I KU WA! ONE: I KU MAU MAU I KU HULU HULU I KA LANAWAO! ALL: I KU WA! ONE: I KU LANAWAO! ALL: I KU WA! I KU WA HUKI! I KU WA KO! I KU WA A MAU! A MAU KA EULU! E HUKI E! KULIA!	ONE: STAND UP IN COUPLES! ALL: STAND IN INTERVALS! ONE: STAND IN COUPLES! HAUL WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT! UNDER THE MIGHTY TREES! ALL: STAND IN INTERVALS! ONE: STAND UP AMONG THE TALL FOREST TREES! ALL: STAND AT INTERVALS! STAND AT INTERVALS! AND PULL! STAND AT INTERVALS! AND HAUL! STAND IN PLACE! AND HAUL! HAUL BRANCHES AND ALL! HAUL NOW! STAND UP MY HEARTIES! HOLD YOUR BREATH NOW! IT MOVES, THE GOD BEGINS TO RUN!
* The above chant is an ancient chant which was used by our ancestors. It was also used by KCC members in the upland forests of Maui as we pulled out the koa log which then became our koa canoe, Ku Koa Manutea. This chant carries a lot of mana and provides spiritual uplifting. Today, we continue to chant E Ku Mau Mau with an understanding of kaona (“hidden, double meaning”). Although we are no longer in the forest of the uplands, this chant still brings us together and asks us to work together to accomplish our goals.
	The Hawaiian Doxology “Ka Mele Ho`omaika`i”
	Ho`o nani ka Makua mau Ke Keiki me ka Uhane no, Ke Akua mau Ho`o mai ka`i, pu, Ko ke ia ao, ko ke la ao Amene	Praise God from Whom all blessings flow. Praise Him all creatures here below. Praise Him above, ye heavenly hosts. Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.
	E HŌ MAI	E ALA E
	E hō mai Ka `ike mai luna mai e Grant us the knowledge from above `O na mea huna no`eau `O na mele e Concerning all the wisdom of songs E hō mai, E hō mai, E hō mai Grant, grant, grant us these things Kiauau Kiauau, kiauau Haul, haul Hukiauau, hukiauau Pull on, pull on Koauau, koauau Draw on, draw on Ho'omalo he kaula Keep the rope taut Moku a he kaula Keep the rope in position	E ALA E E ALA E KA LAI I KA HIKINA Awake, the sun is in the east I KA MOANA KA MOANA HOU HONU At the ocean, the deep ocean PI`I KA LEWA KA LEWA NU`U Climb to the heavens, highest heaven I KA HIKINA AE A KALA E ALA E In the east, there is the sun, arise, awake OLI HO-OIKAIKA Prayer for Strength E IHO ANA A LUNA That which is above, be brought down E PI'I ANA O LALO That which is below, shall be lifted up E HUI ANA NA MOKU The islands shall be united E KU ANA KA PAIA The walls shall stand upright
	PA MAI
	PA MAI, PA MAI, KAMAKANI O HILO E LAWE AKE KA IPU NUI HO`O MAI KA IPU LI`I LI`I (REPEAT)
	Pa Mai is a chant asking the wind god, Hilo (Tahitian "Hiro"), to stop blowing the wind so hard, stop the turning of the sea (the large bowl of water). Asking the wind to die down and make it come very tiny. When the wind dies the waves and ocean currents die.