Big Mo'o Energy

Ka neʻeneʻe, neʻeneʻe i nā pani wai me kai Ka welewele, welewele, nā mea nānā mai Ka heʻeheʻe, heʻeheʻe, e maka kiʻi mai Ka peʻepeʻe, peʻepeʻe, e ʻai a pai The dragon, moʻo, head facing the great beyond Peer into the future, the white dawn has yet to come It’s front feet, ʻōpio, the youth they reach They touch, they examine, test boundaries on the path that they seek Its hind legs, mākua, the parent’s foundation is stable Keeping the past and present linked like a tension cable It’s spine, kūpuna, the elders compiled collective song Of all that came before, preparing for a new dawn Lurking through the nights, graceful as the breeze Sacred guardians of the seas and springs Supernatural powers you would not believe Big moʻo energy, big moʻo energy There’s a family known for setting forests ablaze But tell me whose job it was to keep the forest safe The forests of Hilo housed supernatural beings And you have to do an oli if you want to go in Panaʻewa didn’t want his forest to be destroyed Time for war and both sides had soldiers deployed The earth shaked, smoke rised, there was thunder and lightning One side fought valiantly, but didn’t end up surviving Lurking through the nights, graceful as the breeze Sacred guardians of the seas and springs Supernatural powers you would not believe Big moʻo energy, big moʻo energy Do you believe in dragons? They exist here in Hawai'i nei Guardian lizard beings protecting sacred waterways Inhabiting our islands from ancient to this present day Going from Niʻihau across the chain to Hilo bay Mōʻiliʻili, Meheanu, Hauwahine Moʻomomi, Moʻoula, Mokoliʻi, Kapualei Names we remember in this pāleoleo nei Moʻo still around protecting us from their prey Pule, drop tī, if it sinks you run Before you go in look out for that golden foam Eyes always watching don’t even try to stop them If you don't want to meet your fate that way you must proceed with caution Despite all that's happened many still remain Clever, elusive, and seductive, a testament of their strength You cannot slay a story that was meant to live forever Big moʻo energy will never be severed Lurking through the nights, graceful as the breeze Sacred guardians of the seas and springs Supernatural powers you would not believe Big moʻo energy, big moʻo energy