E Hō Mai
na Edith Kekuhikuhipuʻuoneonaaliʻiokohala Kanakaʻole
E hō mai ka ʻike mai luna mai ē
ʻO nā mea huna noʻeau no nā mele ē
E hō mai
E hō mai
E hō mai
Grant us the knowledge from above
Concerning the hidden wisdom of songs,
Grant,
Grant,
Grant us these things
KE KUMU O KĒIA OLI
KE KUMU O KĒIA OLI
The purpose of this Oli
The purpose of this Oli
This oli is commonly used to request permission to enter a sacred space, or request knowledge and wisdom. Originally composed by Edith Kanakaʻole, this oli was originally performed by her Hula Hālau at the beginning of class to, “request knowledge and wisdom from the ancestral deities to accomplish the task at hand.”