Hawai'i Pono'i

Composed By: King David Kalakaua
Performed By: All of Hawai'i Nei
Submitted By: me <me@you.com>


                              Translation:
Hawai`i pono`î                Hawaii's own true sons
Nânâ i kou mô`î               Be loyal to your chief
Ka lani ali`i,                Your country's liege and lord
Ke ali`i                      The chief
  
  
Hui: 
Makua lani ê,                 Royal father
Kamehameha ê,                 Kamehameha
Na kaua e pale,               Shall defend in war
Me ka ihe                     With spears
  
  
Hawai`i pono`î                Hawaii's own true sons
Nânâ i nâ ali`i               Look to your chief
Nâ pua muli kou               Those chiefs of younger birth
Nâ pôki`i                     Younger descent
  
  
Hawai`i pono`î                Hawaii's own true sons
E ka lâhui e                  People of loyal heart
`O kâu hana nui               The only duty lies
E u`i ê                       List and abide


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~06.02.05 20:15:40 HST
Mahalo nui loa for this website.
As far as I know King David Kalakaua wrote the lyrics, and the music was composed by Henry (Heinrich) Berger the bandmaster of the Royal Hawaiian Band.
Aloha, Thomas

Thomas 
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