Mecha Kumu - Keaweʻīkekahialiiokamoku [Intro] What is justice, if not da shape of mercy in motion What is power, if da hand cannot forgive When da aleeʻie die, da body stay behind… But da mana… Da mana still live Some gods ask for sacrifice But one asks you to breathe Lono no come with thunder, He come with seed And through Keawe, Lono was planted here Puʻuhonua, where broken hearts heal [Verse 1] Not all places on this earth get walls Some get mana — unseen, but tall No spear guard da gate, no sword at da door But da soul feel da line when you touch da shore Puʻuhonua — refuge, not escape It’s da womb of da land, not da back of the cave It ask you: who you when da crown fall off When da blood cool down, when da silence talk Here, da law bend, not ‘cause it weak But ‘cause even stone gotta learn how to speak And da aleeʻie knew — even kings fall down So dey planted forgiveness in da bones in the ground [Chorus] I ka puʻuhonua, loaʻa ka lā hou “In the place of refuge, a new day is found” Mana nō ka iwi, ola nō ke aloha “Power in the bones, life in compassion” Where justice end, Lono begin Where da storm pau, da growth come in He hale, he ʻāina, he manaʻo hohonu “A house, a land, a deep thought” We come to da refuge, to find our own truth Keaweʻīkekahialiiokamoku — “aleeʻie of da long sighted plan” Keaweʻīkekahialiiokamoku —"Da tide turn by da will of one man” Keaweʻīkekahialiiokamoku — “da aleeʻie who laid down pride” Keaweʻīkekahialiiokamoku — “So da broken could stand at his side” [Verse] No drum of war, no sharp aleeʻie cry Just da hush of palms and da wide open sky This not a place of punishment or pain It’s where da wind say: try once again Lono walk here — in da silence between Da guilty breath and da hope unseen He no strike like Kāne, no burn like Pele He just wait in da lei of a softer day Not weak — Lono strong in da hardest way To forgive, to restore, to hold and stay He da law of peace, da time of rain He da one who soothe da burning brain Keaweʻīkekahialeeʻie — he knew what da people need He left his bones so da land could still breathe Keaweʻīkekahialiiokamoku — “aleeʻie of da long sighted plan” Keaweʻīkekahialiiokamoku —"Da tide turn by da will of one man” Keaweʻīkekahialiiokamoku — “da aleeʻie who laid down pride” Keaweʻīkekahialiiokamoku — “So da broken could stand at his side” [Verse 3 – On Keawe and the meaning of legacy] Some kings rule fo’ gold, some fo’ name But Keaweʻīkekahialeeʻieokamoku He played da long game He saw da end in da beginning, da peace in da flame He built a bone house, but it became more den a frame Hale o Keawe — no just one tomb It’s da echo chamber of aleeʻie wisdom room He knew: you die once, but your mana can stay If you bury it right, it still guide da way So da refuge stand, not ‘cause da law But ‘cause da love buried deeper than flaw Each stone, each kiʻi, each grain of sand Still chant his name like wind ovah land [Bridge –spoken word] We all break something — A rule, a heart, our word But da earth give places to return — Where da
