Hawai`i Aloha

Hawai`i Aloha
Beloved Hawai`i

Pronunciation Guide

One of the most beloved songs written by The Reverend Lorenzo Lyons, 1807-1886, also known as Makua Laiana, was taken from an old hymn "I Left It All With Jesus" composed by James McGranahan (1840-1907).

A local classic, it is sung together as a closing song at Hawaiian gatherings with the holding of hands with those adjacent, swaying with the music, and holding hands up high at the end.

E Hawai`i, e ku`u one hânau e,
O Hawai`i, o my sands-birth,
Ku`u home kulaiwi nei.
My home-native here.
`Oli nô au i nâ pono lani ou.
Rejoice indeed I in the hope-heavenly-your.
E Hawai`i, aloha e!
O Hawai'i , greetings of love!

[HUI]
[Chorus:]

E hau`oli e nâ `ôpio o Hawai`i nei.
Be happy o the youths of Hawai`i here.
`Oli e! `Oli e!
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Mai nâ aheahe makani e pâ mai nei,
From the gentle winds blowing here,
Mau ke aloha no Hawai`i.
Always the love for Hawai`i.

[Hana hou i ka hui.]
[Repeat the chorus.]

E ha`i mai kou mau kini lani e,
Speak hither your multitudes-heavenly,
Kou mau kupa aloha e Hawai`i.
Your citizens-beloved o Hawai`i.
Nâ mea `ôlino kamaha`o no luna mai,
The things-radiant-wonderful from above come,
E Hawai`i, aloha e!
O Hawai`i, greetings of love!

Na ke Akua e mâlama mai iâ `oe,
By the God let nurturance come to you,
Kou mau kualono aloha nei.
Your ridges-beloved here.
Kou mau kahawai `ôlinolino mau,
Your streams-sparkling/glistening-ever.
Kou mau mâla pua nani e,
Your gardens-flower beautiful.

[The above is a literal, word-for-word translation]