Imu Stones

We come to dig a hole, kiawe wood to coal You see um’ sinkin’ low dropping of the imu stones Dat mean she good to go cover um’ and cook um’ slow Underground oven and we come to feed the people, so We come to dig a hole, kiawe wood to coal You see um’ sinkin’ low dropping of the imu stones Dat mean she good to go cover um’ and cook um’ slow Underground oven and we come to feed the people, so We get in dat work zone from the first stone All for one, one for all even with the workload Help each other hustle even when it’s rough road Get into that merc mode when it’s bout protect home Every island in the chain of Hawaiʻi nei Where my past lay like a cape made of maile lei It’s time to get up, defend where you stay And not just your hood but the whole damn chain It’s a family affair and we all that we got They tryna keep us divided so we can’t run the block But the imu rocks dropped in 1893 When they rushed in the spot and overthrew the Queen Since then they been throwing dirt to cover history Now they try to put a muzzle on Kānaka Maoli So nuff the Naʻi ʻAupuni and the Kau Inoa It’s time to huli the system and take that buggah over Ua lawa mākou i ka pōhaku Don’t you ever forget all that kūpuna taught you Like how we’d rather eat rocks, we’d rather eat stones Swallow our pride to bury our bones In the lands of our home, islands in the sea My dream to see, colonizers deceased To watch high rises, fall to our knees Piercing the sky an ʻiwa bird’s wings I dream of the day we wake up and say The scent of sandalwood returned to the breeze He wāhine huna lepo speck of dust at your feet That glimmers just for a moment to shine light on our plea Poʻe ʻai pōhaku is what they once called us 40,000 akua and not the forefathers Poʻe ʻai pōhaku will forever be known My life’s been galvanized by the heat of the imu stone Talk to me if you wanna talk pōhaku ʻAuwai, loko iʻa, heiau, newa, imu, ahu We used rocks in every part of our lives Irrigation, aquaculture, and with an endless supply War clubs, earth ovens, altars and temples Using this resource became fundamental The basics, trace it back to the source Nānā i ke kumu, tapping in to the force We build with skills in the ocean, on the hills Niho, hakahaka, ʻiliʻili to finish and fill Cook, kill, retain, worship, pound, and build How our king made his whale hill prophecy fulfilled Planting up the kalo is the cure to poverty Cultivate the land to reclaim food sovereignty Naupaka on the mountain, naupaka by the sea Limitless benefits, when you keep your naʻau clean Kaunaʻoa in the sand, and noni in the tree A board and stone in every home is what my people need Hewa into pono, kiawe wood to coal Pōhaku’s turning red from the fire in the hole ʻAwa in my bowl, ʻolena in my cup Haupia made from fresh coconuts Microbes in the soil makes the maiʻa taste sweet ʻUhaloa tea helps the lungs to better breathe Hīhīwai from the river, ʻopihi from the reef Wai niu nourishes and hydrates during heat I structure my rhymes like halihali lines The foundation strong, one stone at a time We come to dig a hole, kiawe wood to coal You see um’ sinkin’ low dropping of the imu stones Dat mean she good to go cover um’ and cook um’ slow Underground oven and we come to feed the people, so We come to dig a hole, kiawe wood to coal You see um’ sinkin’ low dropping of the imu stones Dat mean she good to go cover um’ and cook um’ slow Underground oven and we come to feed the people, so E halihali halihali, halihali mai, hey Ua lawa mākou i ka pōha(kūʻē) Heahea mai e nā poʻe aloha ʻāina hoʻi e Aloha ʻāina hoʻi e Pono i nā ihe mio E kuai, kuai, kuai i ka niho Paepae pōhaku, kū i ka pā E kū ana ka paia o ia ʻāina, hey We come to dig a hole, kiawe wood to coal You see um’ sinkin’ low dropping of the imu stones Dat mean she good to go cover um’ and cook um’ slow Underground oven and we come to feed the people, so We come to dig a hole, kiawe wood to coal You see um’ sinkin’ low dropping of the imu stones Dat mean she good to go cover um’ and cook um’ slow Underground oven and we come to feed the people, so We come to dig a hole, kiawe wood to coal You see um’ sinkin’ low dropping of the imu stones Dat mean she good to go cover um’ and cook um’ slow Underground oven and we come to feed the people, so We come to dig a hole, kiawe wood to coal You see um’ sinkin’ low dropping of the imu stones Dat mean she good to go cover um’ and cook um’ slow Underground oven and we come to feed the people, so