Mele O Kahoʻolawe

• About the Song
  • Performed at Song Contest 1993
  • Scored 198/204 points
  • Directed by Kekoa Wiliama Kaluhiwa
  • Composed by Henry Kūnihi Mitchell
  • Arranged by Randie Kamuela Fong
  • Performed 4th of 4 songs
• Awards
  • Charles E. King Cup
    Best co-ed performance
  • Richard Lyman, Jr. ʻŌlelo Makuahine Award
    Best use of the Hawaiian language
  • Helen Desha Beamer Award
    Best musical performance
• Also performed by...
  • Class of 2017 - Junior Coed
    "Mele O Kahoʻolawe"
• Lyrics

  Aloha ku‘u moku ‘o Kaho‘olawe
  Mai kinohi kou inoa ‘o Kanaloa
  Kohemālamalama laukanaka ‘ole
  Hiki mai nā pua e ho‘omalu mai

  Alu like kākou, lāhui Hawai‘i
  Mai ka lā hiki mai i ka lā kau a‘e
  Kūpa‘a a hahai, hō‘ikaika nā kānaka
  Kau li‘i mākou, nui ke aloha no ka ‘āina

  Hanohano nā pua o Hawai‘i nei
  No ke kaua kauholo me ke aupuni
  Pa‘apū ka mana‘o no ka pono o ka ‘āina
  I mua nā pua, lanakila Kaho‘olawe

  Source: Song Contest 2016 program

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