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Lei Moana Ākea
He ho‘oheno no ka Moana Ākea
Pulapula a ka maka kau ohaoha
‘Ōlapa mai ka uila mai ka hikina
Mahola ka lei i ke ao
Moani mai kaluhea, maile lau nui
Polo hīnalo kuikui i Polapola
Ka maka o ka mānai aia la i hea?
I Kahiki ka Paia Ha‘a, nā pae moku
Kui ā lei ‘oe, lei kākou i ka lei hōkū
Ā kau i ka wēkiu o ‘Okeania
Mahalo au i ka nani o ka na‘auao
Ao a‘e ka pō, ka pō kūkulu
‘Ohu‘ohu i ka lei mālamalama
Ka lapa ‘ā mau i ka pō me ke ao
Eia lā ka puana a‘e lohe ‘ia
No ka Moana Ākea ke aloha
Henoheno i ka nani a‘o nā pua
This is my song for the Moana Ākea
The sprouting bud of life I love to admire
Like lightning flashing from the east
Spreading the lei (knowledge) across the world
Bringing with it the fragrant kaluhea and maile
Stringing together the hīnalo flower at Polapola
Where is the eye of the lei-stringing needle set?
It is set upon Kahiki ka Paia Ha‘a, the archipelagos
Strung together so that you and I adorn the stars
Set up at the top of Oceania
I adore the beauty of the brilliance of thought
Bursting with light overcoming the night, the source
Adorning a lei of brilliant light
Burning brightly night and day
This is what I say for all to hear
To the Moana Ākea, I give my regards
Basking in the beauty of the flowers
The sprouting bud of life I love to admire
Like lightning flashing from the east
Spreading the lei (knowledge) across the world
Bringing with it the fragrant kaluhea and maile
Stringing together the hīnalo flower at Polapola
Where is the eye of the lei-stringing needle set?
It is set upon Kahiki ka Paia Ha‘a, the archipelagos
Strung together so that you and I adorn the stars
Set up at the top of Oceania
I adore the beauty of the brilliance of thought
Bursting with light overcoming the night, the source
Adorning a lei of brilliant light
Burning brightly night and day
This is what I say for all to hear
To the Moana Ākea, I give my regards
Basking in the beauty of the flowers
Lei Moana Ākea
He ho‘oheno no ka Moana Ākea
Pulapula a ka maka kau ohaoha
‘Ōlapa mai ka uila mai ka hikina
Mahola ka lei i ke ao
Moani mai kaluhea, maile lau nui
Polo hīnalo kuikui i Polapola
Ka maka o ka mānai aia la i hea?
I Kahiki ka Paia Ha‘a, nā pae moku
Kui ā lei ‘oe, lei kākou i ka lei hōkū
Ā kau i ka wēkiu o ‘Okeania
Mahalo au i ka nani o ka na‘auao
Ao a‘e ka pō, ka pō kūkulu
‘Ohu‘ohu i ka lei mālamalama
Ka lapa ‘ā mau i ka pō me ke ao
Eia lā ka puana a‘e lohe ‘ia
No ka Moana Ākea ke aloha
Henoheno i ka nani a‘o nā pua
This is my song for the Moana Ākea
The sprouting bud of life I love to admire
Like lightning flashing from the east
Spreading the lei (knowledge) across the world
Bringing with it the fragrant kaluhea and maile
Stringing together the hīnalo flower at Polapola
Where is the eye of the lei-stringing needle set?
It is set upon Kahiki ka Paia Ha‘a, the archipelagos
Strung together so that you and I adorn the stars
Set up at the top of Oceania
I adore the beauty of the brilliance of thought
Bursting with light overcoming the night, the source
Adorning a lei of brilliant light
Burning brightly night and day
This is what I say for all to hear
To the Moana Ākea, I give my regards
Basking in the beauty of the flowers
The sprouting bud of life I love to admire
Like lightning flashing from the east
Spreading the lei (knowledge) across the world
Bringing with it the fragrant kaluhea and maile
Stringing together the hīnalo flower at Polapola
Where is the eye of the lei-stringing needle set?
It is set upon Kahiki ka Paia Ha‘a, the archipelagos
Strung together so that you and I adorn the stars
Set up at the top of Oceania
I adore the beauty of the brilliance of thought
Bursting with light overcoming the night, the source
Adorning a lei of brilliant light
Burning brightly night and day
This is what I say for all to hear
To the Moana Ākea, I give my regards
Basking in the beauty of the flowers
A Tool For Meeting
Differentiated Learning
Combining textbooks, primary sources, videos, news and journal articles together to present the culture, history, politics, economics, and social events that have defined Hawaiʻi, as well as the nations and territories of the Pacific region.
This learning resource helps meet the diversified needs of classrooms and provides an opportunity to enhance differentiated learning experiences through a multi-perspective presentation.
Customized
Place Based Content
All online curriculum is sourced from our core Hawaiian and Pacific Island Studies textbooks, as well as supplemental publications. The goal is to provide materials at readability across grade levels, with particular emphasis made on connecting the past with the present in order to better inform our future.
Access Anywhere
Home, Classroom, Library
Users can access content from any mobile device, tablet, laptop, or desktop. Content materials are housed online, work with multiple operating systems and any web browser. As new materials become available, active users have immediate access. Users without regular or consistent internet activity will have the ability to access downloadable content.
Pricing Plans
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Online access for one textbook
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Student enrichment exercises
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Supplemental sources, and videos
$40 / 1-year per user
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Online access for two textbooks
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Student enrichment exercises
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Supplemental sources, and videos
$60 / 1-year per user
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3-year online access (no limit on user amount, entire school has access) to all textbooks
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Student enrichment exercises
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Supplemental sources, and videos
$5,500 / 3-year
(school enrollment < 500)
$7,000 / 3-year
(school enrollment > 500)
Publishing for Hawaiʻi and the Pacific since 1979
Bess Press is best known as one of Hawaiʻi’s local publishers. Since 1979, the Press has produced over 300 books related to Hawaiʻi and the greater Pacific. As a leading educational publisher, the Press continues to develop curriculum centered publications for use in schools, as well as for the greater community by publishing children’s books, memoirs, pidgin, history, gift books and more.
Hawaiian Studies
Pacific Island Studies
