Hawaiʻi Aloha - Words by Rev. Lorenzo Lyons, Music by James McGranahan

E Hawaiʻi e kuʻu one hānau e
Kuʻu home kulaīwi nei
ʻOli nō au i nā pono lani ou
E Hawaiʻi, aloha ē

Hui:
E hauʻoli nā ʻōpio o Hawaiʻi nei
ʻOli ē! ʻOli ē!
Mai nā aheahe makani e pā mai nei
Mau ke aloha, no Hawaiʻi

E haʻi mai kou mau kini lani e
Kou mau kupa aloha, e Hawaiʻi
Nā mea ʻōlino kamahaʻo no luna mai
E Hawaiʻi aloha ē

Nā ke Akua E mālama mai iâ ʻoe
Kou mau kualona aloha nei
Kou mau kahawai ʻōlinolino mau
Kou mau māla pua nani ē 

O Hawaiʻi, o sands of my birth
My native home
I rejoice in the blessings of heaven
O Hawaiʻi, aloha


Chorus:
Happy youth of Hawaiʻi
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Gentle breezes blow
Love always for Hawaiʻi


May your divine throngs speak
Your loving people, o Hawaiʻi
The holy light from above
O Hawaʻi aloha

God protects you
Your beloved ridges
Your ever glistening streams
Your beautiful gardens

Source: Na Mele o Hawaiʻi Nei by Elbert & Mahoe - One of the most beloved songs written by Rev. Lorenzo Lyons, also known as Makua Laiana, was taken from an old hymn "I Left It All With Jesus" composed by James McGranahan (1840-1907). Rev. Lyons arrived as a missionary in Waimea, Hawaiʻi, July 16, 183. He translated more than 900 hymns, became a citizen of Hawaiʻi and died in Waimea, Oct. 6, 1886


Rev. Lorenzo Lyons