It was July in 2011 and it looks as if we were in the middle of a typical summer flat spell. I wonder if this helped at all.
na a 'ohe nalu, a laila aku i kai, penei e hea ai
(If there is no surf, invoke seaward in the following manner):
"Ku mai! Ku mai! Ka nalu nui mai Kahiki mai,
(arise, arise you great surfs from Kahiki)
Alo po i pu! Ku mai ka pohuehue,
(the powerful curling waves. Arise with the pohuehue)
Hu! Kai ko'o Loa.
(Well up long raging surf.)
"Ku mai! Ku mai! Ka nalu nui mai Kahiki mai,
(arise, arise you great surfs from Kahiki)
Alo po i pu! Ku mai ka pohuehue,
(the powerful curling waves. Arise with the pohuehue)
Hu! Kai ko'o Loa.
(Well up long raging surf.)
