Chords for Kau Lana Na Pua

_ Mahalo, we'd like to _ feature this next song that was written by Ellen Wright _ Pendergrath
in _ 1893 at the urging of the members of the Royal Hawaiian Band and her friends to express
their bitter opposition to annexation of Hawaii to the United States.
_ Declaring their loyalty to the Queen, it says, we will not sign the paper.
_ We would be satisfied with all that is left to us, which is the stones of the land, the Aikamaha'u.
_ Also known as the Mele Aipohaku song, we have our ladies share with you this mele, Kaulana Napua. _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ Aho Kaulana _
Kaulana _ Napua o [F] Hawaii
[C] _ _ _ _ Kupa'ana'o me'o ka [F] _ [C]'anina _ _
I mai ka elele o ka loko _ _ [G] ilo
_ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ [C] Kaukana _ 'o me'o ka'anina
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ Kaulana Napua o Hawaii _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Kaulana Napua o _ Hawaii
_ _ _ _ Kaulana Napua _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
o Hawaii
[G] Ha'ahume ke'une o ka [Dm]'ahuhi [C] _ ena
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ Hawaii _ answers [F] _ _ [C] the island of Keawe
_ _ _ _ And so do the [G] bays of P'ilani [C] as they lend their help
Ka'aumai hauaki o [G] Mano
Ka'aumai [Dm] hauaki o Mano lends their support
_ [G] _ _
And so do the sands of Kakuhihewa _ _
_ [C] Aolea _ _ _ _ _ e ka'au i ka _ pulima
_ _ _ Manuna o ka pepa o ka _ _ _ eleli
Ko'u i aina ku'u a'u _ [G]
ihewa
I ka pono si'i pila o ke [A] kala [C] o ka
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ No one will put their signature _ on the paper
_ _ In _ the documents of the enemy _ _ _ _ _
With its sin of annexation
_ [G] _ And forbidden sales [Dm] of these lands
[G] _ _ _ The civil rights of the [C] Hawaiian people
_ _ [Dm] _
Ka _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
'ole mako a e [F] mina [C] _ mina
_ _ I ka pumu ka la'a o ke a'u puni
_ _ Ku'u ala wama o i ka _ [G] poha o ku
_ I [Dm] ka a'i ka maha o ka [C] a'ina
_ [Dm] _ _
[G] We [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
do not value [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ the large sums of money _ from the government _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ We are satisfied with [G] the stones of the earth
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _
The [G] remarkable [C] food of this land
_ _ [G]
Ma _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
'o pe ma'a to'u o lili'u lani
_ _ Ka'aulua'a i ka pono ka _ a'ina _ _ _
Ha'ina i a ma'e a ka [Em] _ [G] puana
_ _ [Dm] Ka [G] poke i a loha o ka a [C] _ _ 'ina
_ [G]
We _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
stand in support [Am] of our Queen [C] Lili'uokalani
_ _ Until we gain the rights once again [F] [C] of the land _ _ _
Let the story be told
_ _ _ _ [G]
Of the people who love their [Dm] land so deeply _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] Ka [Dm] po'e i a loha o ka [C] a'ina
_ [G] Ka po'e i a loha o ka a [Em] _ _ _ [C]'ina
[G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ Ma'o [G] ke a _ loha o _ ka a [C] _ _ 'ina _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _