Words & Music by Helen Parker       

Evoking memories of years past when Danny Couch sings..

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  Lyrics Transcribed by Lea Cook

  Malihini ku'u 'ike 'ana

  Kahi wailele o 'Akaka

 Kau mai la iluna

                            Lele hunehune mai la i na pali

                                         Lele hunehune mai la i na pali

        Ha`ina ia mai ka puana

      Kahi wailele o `Akaka

Kau mai la iluna

                             Lele hunehune mai la i na pali

                                         Lele hunehune mai la i na pali

As a stranger, I saw

The waterfall of Akaka

From high above

                        The water flows gently down the cliff

                                   The water flows gently down the cliff

One great thought arises

                        Of being overcomed by the beauty

                            Of the sweet-smelling uplands

                    Fragrant and lovely

                            Fragrant and lovely

Alluring also are the uplands

Continually one with the misty rain

Whose overwhelming scent

Is welcomed into my heart

                                        Is welcomed into my heart

It is for the Almighty

To guide and protect

The precious people

Of my beloved land

                            Of my beloved land

Danny delivers a glorious falsetto rendition of "Akaka Falls,"

 A Hawaiian falsetto classic he was known for even before he worked

 with Don Ho as a member of The Ali'is in in the early '80s.
 

This song also featured on Danny's "I Love Hawaii" CD and

His new release '05 "I Love Hawaii" The Journey

  Source: Kamehameha Schools HSI -

                Legend says Akaka fell to his death from the 442 foot falls now called Akaka Falls.

              His two lovers, Lehua and Maile, could not stop crying and they can be seen in a ravine close by,

  disguised as two smaller waterfalls.

   Copyright 1934-1962 EMI/Miller Catalog Inc