Aloha Hawaiʻi kuʻu one hānau
Mai Hawaiʻi kua uli
A ke one o Niʻihau
He wehi no nā lani
Ōhāhā ka ulu ʻana
O ke kalo
He ʻai kamahaʻo
O nā Hawaiʻi
Ola mau nā pulapula
O Hāloa ē
ʻO ka wailele
Hanini iho nei
Mai luna a i lalo
I nā pai kiʻekiʻe
He waiwai nui
Ka wai ola a Kāne
Hawaiʻi ka ʻoi
O nā ʻāina nani ē
Hoʻōla ʻia
E ke Akua Mana Loa
E ola mau ka lāhui
I ka maluhia |
Love to Hawaiʻi, sands of my birth
From verdant Hawaiʻi
To the sands of Niʻihau
And adornment for the heavens (chiefs)
Healthy (strong) was the growth
Of the kalo
Wonderful food
Of the Hawaiians
The descendants live
Through Hāloa
The waterfalls
Pour forth
From above to below
At the majestic cliffs
Greatly valued
Are the waters of Kāne
Hawaiʻi is the best
Of all the beautiful places
It was created
By our powerful gods
May our people dwell
In peace (protection)
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