Eia ka Punahou

na Mary Kawena Pukui a me Hattie Eldredge Phillips

Eia ka Punahou

ʻĀina o Kāne, o Kaʻahumanu ē

ʻĀina o ka Punahou

ʻĀina o ka Punahou

Aloha ē, Aloha ē, Aloha ē


E nānā aku i ke kumu

Ka wai o ka Punahou

Ka Makua Manaloa

ʻOnipaʻa kākou ē

Hoʻohui kākou ʻohana


He inoa no Ka Punahou



Here is Punahou

Land of Kāne and Kaʻahumanu

Land of Punahou

Land of Punahou

Greetings


Look to the source

The water of Punahou

The Almighty Father

We are steadfast

We gather as family


Punahou Chant



KE KUMU O KĒIA OLI

The purpose of this Oli

Eia Ka Punahou is an oli used to greet visitors when visiting Punahou School or to state our presence, Punahou students, teachers, alumni, etc, whenever we are visiting another place. This oli speaks of Ka Punahou, the new spring in which our school surrounds. The wai, or water from the spring continues to renew and perpetuate knowledge throughout our campus and the Punahou community around the world

KAONA

Hidden meanings & references

This mele was originally composed by Mary Kawena Pukui, a notable 20th century Hawaiian scholar who also taught for some time at Punahou. The original mele, as she composed it, was only one verse long. A simple composition, the mele acknowledges the spring and its relationship to the surrounding lands once visited by the gods, Kāne and Kanaloa, and ruled over by the famed Kaʻahumanu. Not too many years ago, during her time as a kumu at Punahou, Hattie Eldredge ’66 Phillips penned a second verse to the mele, turning our attention to the School itself by asking us to look to the source, the waters of the spring, and to God. She urges us to be steadfast in our history and in the collective strength of our families.

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