Kaimana Hila is a Hawaiian song composed in 1916 by Charles E. King, assisted by Andrew Cummings, about Diamond Head, which can be viewed from Waikiki beach on Honolulu, Oahu Island. Kaimana Hila means Diamond head, from the Hawaiian word "Kaimana", which means diamond, and the English word hill. It is one of the popular Hawaiian songs, like

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, and the King's other song, the Hawaiian Wedding Song. It is extremely popular in

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, because of the imagery of Diamond head from Waikiki, Honolulu, the Japanese people's most popular tourist destination in Hawaii. Kaimana Hila is a direct English translation, where the true Hawaiian name for the crater is Lē’ahi. The music is melodious and easy to remember. The words start with the following lines:

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