Chords for "Poli'ahu" Hula By The Ladies Of Mehana

This next mele, entitled Poliahu, is a very special song that Kuma Mehana has chosen to
share today, for it was composed by [Db] her teacher, hula master [B] Kauai Kapualani Hewitt [N] of Kaneohe,
Oahu, and choreographed by her former teacher, Clark Malama Bolivar, Jr.
The story takes us to the big island of Hawaii, to a majestic mountain called Mauna Awakea,
or known to most people as Mauna Kea.
It speaks of the snow goddess Poliahu, who resides on Mauna Awakea, and her lover, Iwohi
Kapua, a young, handsome, ali'i chief of Kauai, who promises his hand to her.
He leaves Hawaii Island for Kauai, promising to return with his entourage, bringing them
back to Mauna Kea for his ceremonial marriage to Poliahu.
As she waits on her mountain home for his return, her heart saddens with each and every
passing day that he is gone.
She yearns to be with her lover once again.
E ho'i mai, come back to me.
E ku'u ipo, my sweetheart.
Kumume Kana dedicates this dance to Pua Case and all the people back in Hawaii who work
every day to protect our mauna and [F] all land that is held sacred to the Hawaiian people.
Kukiahi mauna. _ _
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[F] ho _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ 'i _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
mai, _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ come back to me.
E ku [C]'u _ _ _ _ [Am] ipo, my [Dm] sweetheart.
E ho [G]'i mai, come back [C] to _ _ me.
_ [Am] E ho [Dm]'i mai, _
[G] [Em] come back to me.
_ _ [G] _ E ho'i [Am] mai, come back to me.
E ho'i mai, [F] come back to me.
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[D] _ _ _ _ Mo [Bm] kaha [Em] i _ oni.
[A] E _ _
[D] _ ho _ 'i mai, [Bm] come back to _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
me.
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] E _
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[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ ho'i [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
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[D] mai, come back _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ to _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ me.
[C] _ [G] _ E [D] ho'i mai, come back to me. _ [C] Oh
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