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
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
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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