Throughout the Polynesian Triangle, from Hawaii in the north and the many far-flung islands in the South Pacific,
the people of Polynesia have always believed in mana, the inner power and life force of all things.
Mana was found in the trees of the forest and in the special places of the land,
but it was especially strong in the people of these islands, the chiefs, their families and villages.
They shared their mana in ceremony, songs and dances.
At the end of the day at the Polynesian Cultural Center, as dusk darkens the Ko'olau Mountains behind Laie,
once again we share that same beauty and power with you, mana, the spirit of our people.
The sound of the sea surrounds me,
the sound of the ever sounding sea.
Havaiki, the ancient homeland, a time of birth of all things, and here all things began.
The ocean, sky, the sun and the winds, the trees of the forest, the waterfalls,
the harvest of the land, the children of the earth and sky, all were born with mana.
Hawaii, in Hawaii we celebrate the graceful talents shared by our remarkable kumu hula,
Mawani Ke Ala'ona Pua Makahikina, and honor her for her love of the hula.
Havaiki, the ancient homeland, a time of birth of all things, and here all things began.
Mawani Ke Ala'ona Pua Makahikina
Ke Pua Hone Ika Poni
Ke Pui Hone Ika Poni
Ke Pua Hone Ika Poni
Mawani Ke Ala'ona Pua Makahikina
Ke Pua Hone Ika Poni
Ke Pua Hone
Ke Pua Hone Ika Poni
Ke Pua Hone
Ke Pua Hone Ika Poni
Ke Pua Hone
Ke Pua Hone Ika Poni
Ika Poni
Ke Pua Hone Ika Poni
Ika Poni
Ke Pua Hone Ika Poni
Ke Pua Hone
Ke Pua Hone Ika Poni
Ke Ika Poni
Ke Pua Hone Ika Poni
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