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CyberSing 2004: See and Hear the winners

Malia Ka'ai

Interested in all things Hawaiian, Malia also sings a wide variety of arias and songs.
Biography soon.

Malia Ka'ai, Soprano
Richard Buddy Nalu’ai, Piano

Music by Queen Lili'uokalani (1838-1917)

Words by Queen Lili'uokalani

Ku'u Pua I Paoakalani (Blossom of Paoakalani)

E Ka Gentle breeze e pa mai nei O gentle breeze, blowing hither
Ho'ohali'ali'a mai ana ia'u Bringing sweet memories to me
E ku'u sweet, never fading flower O my sweet, never fading flower
I pua i ka uka o Paoakalani. Blossoming in the upland of Paoakalani
'Ike mau i ka nani o na pua Often is seen the beauty of the flower
O ka uka O Uluhaimalama In the upland of Uluhaimalama
'A'ole na'e ho'e e like But there is none there to compare
Me ku'u pua i ka la'i o Paoakalani. with the blossom in the calm of Paoakalani.

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