HĀNAU KA UA Hawaiian Rain Names– Oct 12, Iyengar II & I
by Collete Leimon Akana with Kele Gonzales
‘ehu Rain
Like a bird, the rain swoops diagonally
Swirling above the trees
The leaves of the kukui droop, numb from the rain
The pouring rain roils the ocean
Ruffled, flustered, frightened is the voice of the palila bird
The 'ehu mist of the rain rises to the forest
Extending to the face of Maunakea
The voice of the rain on the trees is indiscernable
Speaking gibberish near the face of the cliffs
The constant, unceasing, persistent rain