Artist: Kamakahi, Dennis    Genre: Hawaii    Roman Numerals: I, IV, m7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
arrangement from Kanikapila Songbook of the Boulder Ukulele Group June 2026
Recording @ YouTube
1. Every letter in Hawaiian is pronounced exactly the same way every time
2. Hawaiian vowels always make the same sounds (A: "ah", E: "eh", I: "ee", O: "oh", U: "oo").
Entered by: PollyEV   
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D
(D,F♯,A)

- - D A D F♯
G
(G,B,D)

G B D G B G
C
(C,E,G)

x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E


Interlude
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]

Verse 1
Oh [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
oy-eh kah wah
HEE-nay ah kay ah- [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
LO-
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
hah
ee [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
ly-ee-lah ee kah oo
LOO-way, KOO-oo POO-ah HOH-nay EE kah [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
LAH
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
ee

INTERLUDE

Verse 2
HOH-nee [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
'AH-nah ee keh
how oh mah [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
kee-
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
kee
Oh [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
wow koh ah-
LO-hah, ee kah NOH-ay KOO-ah [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
hee-
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
wee

INTERLUDE

Verse 3
HAY [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
OO-EE NOH
oy-ee-keh [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
KOO-
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
lah
ee [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
WEE-lee EE-ah
meh kah ee-ay ee-ay oh LAY- [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
oh-
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
noh

INTERLUDE

Verse 4
HUH- [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
EE-nuh MY
ah-nah kah poo- [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
ah-
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
nah
KOO-oo [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
POO-ah HOH-nay
EE kah LAH'ee, heh NAH-nee MAH-oh-lee [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh
]
NOH
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]

INTERLUDE