E like me ka nome mālie o ke kai a me kona hoʻēʻe ʻana aʻe i nalu poʻi, he hōʻike ʻo Ka Welo Koa Lele i ia welo kūpuna e ō mau nei i loko o ka naʻau o ka lehulehu Hawaiʻi.

Lele wiwo ʻole nei koa humulau i mua. Paepae ʻo ia iā kākou e neʻe like me ka welo o ke au ma mua, ʻoiai ke kakaʻi kākou ma ia ala, ʻaʻohe wahi i hele hoʻokahi ai kākou.

Me he hae lā e pulelo haʻaheo ana i ka makani, pēlā nō e kapalili ai ka welo o kūpuna i loko o kākou a pau. He leo kahea ia, e kono mau aku ana iā kākou e keʻehia ma ke ala i hele mua ʻia, i mea e ola pono ai ka lāhui a me nā hanauna e hiki mai ana.

A murmur. A movement. Gathering into waves.

Ka Welo Koa Lele reminds us that as we ʻauamo kuleana for our lāhui and the places we love, we do not move alone. When our welo is rooted in who we are, where we come from, and how we choose to move in pono, our kūpuna continue to move through us in seen and unseen ways.

The embroidered koa leaps forward with courage and purpose. Like a flag flowing in the wind or waves building momentum across the ocean, it speaks to resonance, continuity, and the enduring presence of our kūpuna.

Their ʻike, strength, and wisdom help guide us as we carry forward a legacy of aloha ʻāina, ʻike, kuleana, and ea—adding new chapters to the moʻolelo of our lāhui for generations yet to come.