Hoʻokūkū Hīmeni
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COVID-19

An in-person Song Contest was not held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This song would have been performed at Song Contest, but was instead pre-recorded and premiered as part of a virtual Song Contest.

For more information, see the 2020 Song Contest website.

About the Song
Lyrics

He aloha Waiʻoli i kaʻu ʻike
I ke one hāliʻi o Mahamoku
ʻO Hīhīmanu kū kilakila
ʻAi ka manu aʻi luna

ʻUʻina ka wai o Nāmolokama
I ka ua nui, i ka ua loku
He aha ka ʻimina a nā menehune?
ʻO ka lama kū ia i Māmalahoa

ʻOluʻolu ka wai o Lumahaʻi
Me nā lehua o Luluʻupali
A luna aʻe au o Kilohana
ʻAlawa iho ana iā Maunahina

Ka ipo lauaʻe o Makana
ʻŌahi welo na ka Unukupua
Ke ʻala mokihawa e moani nei
Me ke onaona o nā hala o Naue

ʻAuhea ʻoe e ka ua nui o Hanalei
Me nā ʻāina waiwai o Haleleʻa
Puana ʻia kuʻu mele aloha
No ka poʻe i aloha i ka ʻāina

Source: Song Contest 2021 program

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