What does it mean: Komo mai no kaua ika hale welakahao?" The best I can find is that it's not real Hawaiian but kind of means something like: "Welcome to my house, let's warm it together." Anybody know anything more definitive about it?
With apologies in advance to members who actually know Hawaiian. . . .
My Pukui & Ebert translates the phrase "wela ka hao" as "The iron's hot [now is the time for fun!]," so the whole phrase might decode as something like "Come along with me to the house, the iron is hot." I note that toward the end of Gabby & company's Waikiki Records rendition of this tune, the refrain is "Komo mai no kāua, come-on-a my house," echoing the Rosemary Clooney hit.
Little Grass Shack
Posted - 09/28/2010 : 08:16:36 AM
