Ma waho au a'o Māhukona lā 'eā
Hana 'i'o ka ua iā Kohala lā

A la'a wale nō ka ho'i lā 'eā
Ka huila a 'o Kilauea lā

I 'alawa iho au ma hope lā 'eā
Ka ninui poahi a ka huila hao lā

Hele kapalulu nei 'iliwai lā 'eā
A komo i ka imu ho'omo'a lā

'O ka mo'a paha 'ia 'o ke ko lā 'eā
Ke pipi'i nei ma ke aniani lā

Ha'ina 'ia mai ka puana lā 'eā
Ka huila a 'o Kilauea lā

I arrived outside of Māhukona
The rain was heavy in Kohala

I came by way of the steamer
Kilauea, with its wheels turning

I glanced back
The wheels of the boiler room were turning

A buzzing sound from the waterhose
As it entered the oven

Sugar may have been cooked this way
The steam fogs the glass

The story is told
The wheels of the Kilauea were turning