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Hawai`i
Pono`i
Written by King
David Kalakaua
Music by Prof. Henry Berger, the
Royal Bandmaster
Hawaii ponoi Nana i kou, moi
Kalani Alii, ke Alii.
Makua lani e Kamehameha e
Na kaua e pale Me ka i he.
(translation)
Hawaii's own true sons, be loyal
to your chief
Your country's liege and lord,
the Alii.1
Father above us all, Kamehameha,2
Who guarded in the war with his
ihe,3
1. Alii (ah-lee-ee) sovereign
2. Kamehameha (Kah-may'-ha-may'-ha)
king who first unified the islands.
3. Ihe (ee-hay) spear
Submitted by: Michelle Quigley, The
Palm Beach Post
Source:
Hawaii Visitor's Bureau
State Songs of the United States: An Annotated Anthology
~ William E Studwell (Author), Bruce R Schueneman (Author)
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