ʻEkolu Mea Nui - by Robert J.K. Nawahine
Click Title to Access Melody ʻEkolu mea nui ma ka honua ʻO manaʻoʻiʻo, ka manaʻolana A me ke aloha ke aloha ka i ʻoi aʻe Pōmaikaʻi nā mea a pau Pōmaikaʻi nā mea a pau E nā mākua nā keiki Nā mamo a Iuda me ʻEpelaima E paʻa ka manaʻo i ka pono i ʻoi aʻe Pōmaikaʻi nā mea a pau Pōmaikaʻi nā mea a pau	Three important things in the world Faith, hope And love, love is the best And everything is blessed And everything is blessed Oh parents, children Descendants of Judah and Ephraim Think always that righteousness is best And everything is blessed And everything is blessed
Source: Nā Mele o Hawaiʻi Nei by Elbert & Mahoe - Based on I Cor 13:13 "And now abideth faith, hope and love, these three; but the greatest of these is love", this himeni was composed for the Congregational church's hoʻike in Maui about 1925, by Robert Nawahine (1868-1951) an outstanding musician and leader of the central Maui churches. Music clip by Gippy Cooke. Hawaiian Text edited by Puakea Nogelmeier