Love Poem: Hawaii Ha'Awi
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Written by: Lonna Blodgett

Hawaii Ha'Awi

Kilauea flames
my mountain heart with aloha
does the fire burn within love?

alaula glows
kuku’i wana’ao
do your whispers tell of love?




July 11, 2021
Ni Katuata Poetry Contest
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Glossary of Hawaiian words:

Alaula - glow of dawn
Kuku'i wana'ao - telling stories all night
Ha'awi - to give or gift