Hoʻokūkū Hīmeni
  • About the Song
  • 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
    • Louise Aʻoe McGregor Award
      Outstanding student directorship
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  • Lyrics

    Ka huliau ʻana, ʻeā
    O ka waʻa kaulua, ʻeā
    Hoʻokele ʻia ma ka moana, ʻeā
    O ka Pākīpika, ʻeā
    Ka hōʻeu ʻana, ʻeā
    I piha ai kēia ʻāina, ʻeā
    E hoʻāla hou i ka waʻa kaulua lā
    O Hawaiʻi kahiko, ʻeā

    He kīpaipai i ka manaʻo, ʻeā
    O ka Hui Huakaʻi Polenisia
    E hana he waʻa kaulua lā
    Hui ʻia nā hoe waʻa maʻa lā, ʻeā
    E ka Hui Huakaʻi, ʻeā
    E hoʻokele hou wiwo ʻole
    I ke ala kahiko i Tahiti loa lā
    Hānau ʻia ka waʻa laha ʻole lā
    I kapa ʻia ʻo Hōkūleʻa lā

    Source: Song Contest 2015 program