PULAMA I KA WAI

Ben Uyetake

Hawaii Geographic Alliance – 10/93

Precious is the water the flows from mountain streams

cherished is the rain that keeps our forests green

Precious is the water above that helps us endure

that quenches our thirst and keeps our bodies pure

Every flower and every tree,

(and) every living thing including you and me

need clean water to survive

we can lend a helping hand

and conserve his precious resource of our land

Treasured water…Pulama I Ka Wai

Precious is the water that quenches every farm and field

every crop and food source our great earth yields

precious is the water that fills our lakes and seas

gives us life, strength and serenity

Every plant (flower) and every tree

(and) ever living thing including you and me

need clean water to survive

we can lend a helping hand

and conserve this precious resource of our land

Treasured water…Pulama I Ka Wai

SPOKEN VERSE…

OIL SPILLS, TOXIC WASTES KILL OUR OCEANS

PESTICIDES CONTAMINATE OUR GROUND WATE SUPPLY

EVAPORATION, CONDENSATION, BECOMES ACID RAIN

POLLUTES OUR CITIES, TOWNS AND DESTROYS OUR COUNTRYSIDES

Precious is the water we conserve day to day

if we water our lawns, use what we need that’s the only way

precious is the water we use to bathe and clean

conserve our resource and use just what we need

Every flower and every tree

every living thing including you and me

need clean water to survive

We can lend a helping hand

and conserve this precious resource of this land

Treasure water… Pulama I Ka Wai

We can lend a helping hand

and conserve this precious resource of our land

Treasured water, Pulama I Ka Wai (4 times repeat last line)