"Wena" by Josh Tatofi | Music Video
Featuring Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leinā’ala
Written by Kamaka Kekona
Cinematographers | Antonio Agosto, Josh Tatofi
Behind the Scenes | Royce “Deejay Shift” Calamaan

Lyrics:
Kau ku‘u maka i ka helena ‘ōpua
Ua ‘ā welo maila i ka wena o ke ao
‘Auhea ‘oe e ka liko pua rose
E ke onaona o ke aumoe

hui: ‘O ‘oe nō ka wena hiehie
I ka ‘ōpua nani ē
Ku’u pua loke o ke aumoe

Ke noe mai nei ‘o Kahālāwai
I ko’eko’e ai ku’u nui kino aloha
Nou e ku‘u pua loke o ke aumoe
Puana mau ‘ia ka hāli’a

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My eyes behold the perfectly formed face of the clouds
Strikingly glorious in the rosy colored skies
Where have you wandered to, my rosebud?
My darling flower of the deep, dark hours (of time put to rest)

hui: You are the glorious hues
Painted across the clouds
You are my rosebud of the deep, dark hours

Kahālāwai has become covered in mist
Causing a chill to overcome my entire being
But for you my beloved rosebud of the aumoe
This refrain is a repetitious echo of fond recollection