From the recording Silhouettes Of Aloha
KPB: vocals, soprano & baritone ukuleles, acoustic lap steel guitar, electric bass guitar, trombone, egg shaker, frog guiro, triangle.
Janie Benner: alto saxophone. Chad McGill: trumpet. Todd Fritz: drums.
Lyrics
Kalapana, far away on the Big Island Hawaii
Where the lava meets the sea, is a magic place to be.
Kalapana, living on the edge of doom in paradise,
Hot lava rock and cool shave ice all in one pono hui.
So won’t you meet me at the awa bar,
Otherwise known as the kava bar?
Sometimes it’s more a pakalolo bar,
But it’s all the same to me,
Living aloha with da kine
Where the lava meets the sea.
Kalapana, feel the mana, see aloha everywhere,
Hear the music in the air, smell the ocean on the breeze.
Kalapana, ho, you know I wanna get back to da kine
Old school island state of mind, at your pleasure if you please.
So won’t you meet me at the awa bar,
Otherwise known as the kava bar?
Sometimes it’s more a pakalolo bar,
But it’s all the same to me,
Living aloha with da kine (x3)
Where the lava meets the sea.
Kalapana, mamao ma hokupuni nui Hawaii
Luali Pele moana hui, ikaika mana ma ani’i.
Kalapana, far away on the Big Island Hawaii
Where the lava meets the sea, is a magic place to be.
So won’t you meet me at the awa bar?
Some of the braddahs call it “kava” bar.
Sometimes it’s more a pakalolo bar,
But it’s all the same to me,
Living aloha with da kine (x3)
Where the lava meets the sea.