Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Henehene Kou 'Aka Lyrics






[Hawaiian]

Henehene kou 'aka
Kou le'ale'a paha
He mea ma'a mau ia
For you and I

Ka'a uila mākēneki
Hō'onioni kou kino
He mea ma'a mau ia
For you and I

I Kaka'ako mākou
'Ai ana i ka pipi stew
He mea ma'a mau ia
For you and I

I Waikīkī mākou
'Au ana i ke kai
He mea ma'a mau ia
For you and I

I Kapahulu mākou
'Ai ana i ka līpo'a
He mea ma'a mau ia
For you and I

Ha'ina mai ka puana
Kou le'ale'a paha
He mea ma'a mau ia
For you and I

[English]

Your laughter is so contagious
It's fun to be with you
Always a good time
For you and I

The streetcar wheels turn
Vibrating your body
Always a good time
For you and I

To Kaka'ako we go
Eating beef stew
Always a good time
For you and I

To Waikiki we go
Swimming in the sea
Always a good time
For you and I

To Kapahulu we go
Eating seaweed
Always a good time
For you and I

Tell the refrain
It's fun to be with you
Always a good time
For you and I





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  1. D.... R....

    Love this song ❤️💙❤️

  2. l.... ....

    Henehene Kou ʻAka (For You And I) -

    Henehene kou ʻaka
    Kou leʻaleʻa paha
    He mea maʻa mau ia
    For you and I

    Kaʻa uila mākēneki
    Hōʻonioni kou kino
    He mea maʻa mau ia
    For you and I

    I Waikīkī mākou
    ʻAu ana i ke kai
    He mea maʻa mau ia
    For you and I

    I Kapahulu mākou
    'Ai ana i ka līpoa
    He mea maʻa mau ia
    For you and I

    I Kakaʻako mākou
    ʻAi ana i ka pipi stew
    He mea maʻa mau ia
    For you and I

    Haʻina mai ka puana
    Kou leʻaleʻa paha
    He mea maʻa mau ia
    For you and I

    Your laughter is so contagious
    It's fun to be with you
    Always a good time
    For you and I

    The streetcar wheels turn
    Vibrating your body
    Always a good time
    For you and I

    To Kakaʻako we go
    Eating beef stew
    Always a good time
    For you and I

    To Waikīkī we go
    Swimming in the sea
    Always a good time
    For you and I

    To Kapahulu we go
    Eating seaweed
    Always a good time
    For you and I

    Tell the refrain
    It's fun to be with you
    Always a good time
    For you and I

  3. �.... ....

    유크파티 레츠고!!

  4. D.... ....

    Bruddah IZ forever... Just like this song. ❣️❣️

  5. L.... L....

    Only IZ could make a hundred year old song relevant 20 years after his death! Love you IZ!!!

  6. L.... A....

    Maravilhoso maravilhoso bravo belo lindo iz Irael Kamakawiwo ole eu Lourdes Augusto 2019 em Portugal quero conhecer Você lindo somos amigos eternamente

  7. S.... ....

    I remember dancing this for mayday at school

    S.... ....

    RavenStar81 I am doing this but singiit on mayday which is tomorrow for me

  8. J.... G....

    All of you 107 people who have "Disliked" IZ's song needs a new education! And...don't forget...I am ARMED!!!

  9. T.... k....

    I have this song for mayday😊

  10. B.... R....

    I finally know how to play this song

  11. F.... M....

    I love IZ❤️👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙❤️

  12. m.... ....

    2019 and still playing

  13. B.... V....

    A csoda volt Israel! Imádom, szeretem, tisztelem!

  14. L.... C....

    He is Hawaii to me.....this peaceful voice

  15. F.... B....

    Nothing like a little IZ to take the edge off.

  16. M.... s....

    Very good song 👍

  17. G.... L....

    Lovely song. IZ had such a beautiful and unique voice. Aloha to all Hawaiians

  18. M.... T....

    I love this song💜

  19. S.... K....

    I live in Hawaii and I like to listen to some hawaiian and this kind of songs.and other songs.and my class and grade is doing hula for this song.

  20. M.... M....

    I live in Hawaii and we’re doing this for mayday

    M.... M....

    Hi maylee its raider

    M.... M....

    This is ants from 4th grade

    M.... M....

    Omg me to

    M.... M....

    Ayy are you in Kumu Draper's class😂😂 And do you Mikey😂😂😂

    M.... M....

    Ayy I was in Kumu Perkins class lol😂😂👌🙋‍♀️

  21. S.... P....

    excellent version but I don't think Bradduh Iz wrote it, some sources say traditional, some say Pono Beamer. Plus supposedly about riding around on the old streetcars of Honolulu, long gone before Iz waz born. Amazing album, amazing talent. Aloha Iz.

    S.... P....

    The song was most likely written between 1901, when electric streetcars came to Honolulu, and 1924, when the Ala Wai canal was built. The second verse refers to the
    "ka'a uila makeneki" or electric streetcar, and the 4th or 5th verse refers to "ai ana i ka lipoa" in Kapahulu.." eating seaweed in Kapahulu, which some say means that you could gather seaweed in Kapahulu. Apparently when the Ala Wai canal was dug out, the shoreline changed with all the material creating a straighter coastline from Diamond Head back towards the rest of Waikiki....

  22. J.... B....

    Braddah iz still being playing 2k18 yessah

  23. N.... F....

    I love this song

  24. a.... v....

    Beautiful

  25. W.... B....

    Love him

  26. T.... I....

    Perfect song to listen to at work. Or anywhere ever. 🎁

  27. L.... R....

    Love this song

  28. A.... W....

    Braddah IZ kept our Hawaiian culture alive! Now it's up to us to teach our children and our children's children all our beautiful Hawaiian Culture that once was taken away from us by the Missionaries in 1820 & on. Aloha to all!

    A.... W....

    Aloha is why those islands were a melting pot long before the imperialists came, the imperialist swine that stole the land are the enemies of humankind, not just oiwi. They did it to all indigenous folk on the mainland too, matter of factly that genocide was why the Queen did not fight, cause she knew the imperialists were not bluffing. My genes are Italian, Irish, Japanese, and my complexion is "haole", my first memories were rainbows between the Ko'olau and Kaneohe bay as my tutu pointed toward Ahuimanu and taught me about King Kamehameha and the battle of Pali Gap. After spending most of my life on the mainland, I still call Hawai'i home and adore it's history and culture. I'd move back in a second, and I'd be standing there with sunburn, haole rot, and blonde hair advocating for sovereignty.

    Aloha is bigger than any ism.

    A.... W....

    You all sound like idiots! So frickin typical! You talk like you know it all...you know nothing...bumbling idiots!

    A.... W....

    @Nerthus I am not quite sure what you mean. I apologize if you feel that this is a challenge, I just would like to know why you think this or at the very least what you mean.

    A.... W....

    ies@Daniel Crescenzo Stole you land? Who did you steal it from? The Alii gave the land away as wedding presents and dowries when their children married the missionary kids. Alii were stunned at written language and math and encouraged their children to marry the missionary's kids. Remember, the Hawaiians NEVER discovered the wheel.

    A.... W....

    Good point brah! Aloha me akua

  29. T.... G....

    such a sweet voice for native Hawaiianns

  30. R.... C....

    Rest in paradise brudda iz

  31. D.... m....

    41 dislikes more like 41 assholes lol love you Iz

  32. S.... M....

    great song, i love u man


    kocham cie kruwa jebana

  33. F.... G....

    He's gone! He's gone! 😔😥👎🏽

  34. C.... G....

    I love that laugh at the end

  35. g.... ....

    my favorite song of his! ❤️

  36. B.... A....

    Hiper like em 2017 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The best !!!!!!!!!!!!! Beijo do BRASIL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  37. S.... P....

    490.800 view, 400.000 mine xd

  38. J.... H....

    Colletti

  39. g.... a....

    What the heck

  40. D.... d....

    how did this amazing singer die? :( RIP

    D.... d....

    @Nina Hauk Yeah he died a true Christian. I didn't know that until I searched up last performance by him or something like thay

    D.... d....

    @cameron posey wish he was still alive... he had an amazing voice and soul

    D.... d....

    @Nina Hauk Yeah IkR

    D.... d....

    Throughout his life, Kamakawiwoʻole was morbidly obese and at one point weighed 757 pounds (343 kg; 54.1 st) standing 6-foot-2-inch (1.88 m) tall (body mass index = 97.2).[5] He endured several hospitalizations because of health problems caused by his weight.[5] Beset with respiratory, heart, and other medical problems, he died at the age of 38 in Queen's Medical Center at 12:18 a.m. on June 26, 1997.[5] Kamakawiwoʻole was survived by his wife, Marlene Kamakawiwoʻole, and their daughter, Ceslie-Ann "Wehi"

    D.... d....

    shawnt stipe

  41. B.... S....

    amo muito israel iz ate o fim

  42. E.... L....

    16 dislikes??? = 16 assholes!

    E.... L....

    unbelievable

    E.... L....

    16 dislikes........ some people can't recognize quality😃

    E.... L....

    I like it a lot but I respect the people who does not like it is their right , don't you think?

    E.... L....

    Has 50 dislikes now

  43. C.... J....

    rip is you will always loved for the stories you told through your music and it helps me become a man mahalo and Aloha 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  44. C.... R....

    Is this the original or a remake of another song

    C.... R....

    orig brah

    C.... R....

    i think it's actually an older song that iz just got a hold of and redid. some of the lyrics are changed from an older version.

    C.... R....

    @takethatthomas I remember hearing this song before my grandparents passed away. But it wasn't IZ version of it. It had similar lyrics though

  45. A.... M....

    What a wonderfull singer !!

  46. D.... M....

    Rest in paradise 🌺🌺

  47. f.... g....

    R.I.P. You are always missed!!!  Your music will live in our hearts!!!!!!  Mahalo Kahakiaka!!!!

    f.... g....

    same mahalo and I'm a keiki malaine oka ide oh havaii , I am Hawaiian but raised in Texas

    f.... g....

    Madison Lewis I'm Hawaiian but I was born in Las Vegas Nevada

    f.... g....

    @Makani :P I'm an Italian American haole from NYC and I want this played at my funeral.

  48. j.... o....

    Great version of a great song!

  49. S.... A....

    GREAT SONG

  50. j.... ....

    israel nice ...

  51. S.... N....

    r.i.p. what a great man

  52. O.... M....

    Hawaiian song

  53. S.... N....

    r.i.p. <3

  54. N.... S....

    He mea ma 'a mau ia, for you and I.

    Have a great memorial day weekend everybody! I am outta here!

    N.... S....

    You too @Tammy Cook. We're headed to the mountains. It snowed last night so we're taking the boys sledding this weekend! Woo hoo!

    N.... S....

    Automatically puts me in “smiling mode".

    N.... S....

    @Theresa Puerto it would me to, sounds like you guys are going to have a blast;);)

    N.... S....

    Thank you @Tammy Cook!  A special place to help creative juices flow.  : D

    N.... S....

    Awwwwww!!!!' That makes me smile;)

  55. J.... S....

    our eyes have met
    our lips not yet

    :) I'm going to get you yet
    how much you wanna bet

  56. m.... ....

    Magnifique : se trouve également sur le "The Best Of" de 2011 (condensé de bons nombres de ses titres.

    m.... ....

    la musique est belle met du baume au coeur mais lui sa voix magnifique

  57. L.... A....

    this reminds me of my nana's 80th bday :'( i preformed for her.. RIP nanna.. ILY with all my heart

  58. M.... ....

    Hmmm. I wonder what made him so large? Couldn't have anything to do with the Wal-Martification of Oahu. It's a TRAGEDY to see people LITERALLY paving paradise and putting up parking lots in Hawai'i. There's no decency left in the world. Oh...and yea, your comment was really rude. :\

  59. M.... ....

    Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss brother Iz! Haole and Hawai'ian alike can groove to this music.

  60. l.... ....

    You can find the translation online in english at least. Just search for Henehene Kou 'Aka .

  61. M.... D....

    Top rankin!

  62. s.... f....

    es una pena que hayamos perdido su voz, tan bonita y sencilla

  63. V.... G....

    Dumb ass laughed at him for being large even after I told him he is dead.

    V.... G....

    Vertmillion Green Man

  64. t.... ....

    someone sholud make a movie about him!

    t.... ....

    Yes like the Selena movie

  65. A.... F....

    wonderful song... relaxing, adictive. it makes your problems seem nothing compared to peace and happiness

  66. k.... ....

    I love this man, what a guy! i going to the Islands to meet these guys.Shame he has passed on, but the spirit is strong eh? as said-"what a wonderful world"

  67. M.... M....

    3 people not live in peace

  68. J.... C....

    STFU he just died and he was from Hawaii which im here in hawaii and im hawaiian

    J.... C....

    James Costa same I live in Hawaii and I'm hawaiian

  69. A.... G....

    Alguien me pasa la traduccion please?? Translation please???

  70. L.... Z....

    I don't give crap if his big he is a good singer amazing voice...i'm sad to know that he already past away :(

  71. D.... L....

    Such a great talent -- you will live forever in our hearts, Bruddah Iz!!!

  72. R.... C....

    How great this guy makes me feel every time I hear him singing!

  73. j.... ....

    Iz is so great - "Oh, lunch break!"

  74. D.... S....

    Positive vibrations!

  75. c.... ....

    awsome!

  76. r.... ....

    Two people got confused and accidentally clicked dislike. It's okay; I understand sometimes people make MISTAKES.

  77. P.... ....

    for you and iiiiiiiii :D

  78. C.... A....

    @MrDewy67 I came to realize, that it doesn't rewally matter what I have (and looks are just another "have"). What is important is what I do.
    Israel has created a most beautiful rendition of a lovely song.This rendition will be listened to,I am sure,100s of years form now.He truly was able to make his world a better place.I wish/hope that I might be able to do one little thing with my life too,that would have a little positive impact on future generations. However,it's very hard to do.

  79. L.... K....


    Henehene kou `aka
    Kou le`ale`a paha
    He mea ma`a mau ia
    For you and I

    Ka`a uila mâkêneki
    Hô`onioni kou kino
    He mea ma`a mau ia
    For you and I

    I Kaka`ako mâkou
    `Ai ana i ka pipi stew
    He mea ma`a mau ia
    For you and I

    I Waikîkî mâkou
    `Au ana i ke kai
    He mea ma`a mau ia
    For you and I

    I Kapahulu mâkou
    `Ai ana i ka lîpo`a
    He mea ma`a mau ia
    For you and I

    Ha`ina mai ka puana
    Kou le`ale`a paha
    He mea ma`a mau ia
    For you and I

  80. L.... K....

    Your laughter is so contagious
    It's fun to be with you
    Always a good time
    For you and I

    The streetcar wheels turn
    Vibrating your body
    Always a good time
    For you and I

    To Kaka`ako we go
    Eating beef stew
    Always a good time
    For you and I

    To Waikiki we go
    Swimming in the sea
    Always a good time
    For you and I

    To Kapahulu we go
    Eating seaweed
    Always a good time
    For you and I

    Tell the refrain
    It's fun to be with you}
    Always a good time}
    For you and I

  81. e.... ....

    Henehene kou aka (Your laughter teases me), kou le 'ale 'a paha (Maybe you're just having fun) He mea ma 'a mau ia, for you and I (It's a regular thing for you and I)

  82. c.... ....

    1 dislike, that is one very lonely troll.

  83. D.... W....

    @Mextazectaces
    Trolls will be Trolls

  84. M.... ....

    Who the hell disliked this? Honestly? What could you possibly have against this song and it's performer?

  85. C.... M....

    when I listen to this song I think about the day I sat at the top of a hill and looked over Hilo before I went to the airport to move back to the mainland. I miss Hawaii so much! I want to go back so very much. Thank you for posting this. Yes I cry but it helps the memories stay sweet. Aloha

  86. M.... O....

    Todos sus temas buenisimos. Que lindo seria reeditarlos y poder acceder a sus CDs

  87. s.... ....

    O really? Cool, thanx for the info :)

  88. s.... ....

    Haha, that's pretty cool. I like it!

  89. s.... ....

    Wait, I just heard something from the recording session! At 1:50, if you listen closely you can here a guy say "Lunch break" =p

    s.... ....

    shautora that’s him saying lunch break lmao

  90. i.... ....

    me encanta esa cancion
    gracias