Hoʻokūkū Hīmeni
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  • Lyrics

    Ho‘oheno nei no ku‘u ipo aloha ē
    No ku‘u aloha, ku‘u milimili

    A‘u e pūlama mau nei (‘ae)
    Mea ho‘ohau‘oli pu‘uwai

    A he waiwai nui ke aloha (aloha)
    A loko a‘e hi‘ipoi nei

    Ua hiki, ua lana ka mana‘o (ua kō)
    A eia ‘o ia ala i ku‘u poli

    ‘Ōiwi nani kū kilakila (u‘i nō)
    Kehakeha i ka ‘ike a ka maka

    Makamaka hale kipa ‘oe no‘u (mai)
    ‘Oiai ka manawa kūpono

    Ua pono, ua kō ka ‘i‘ini (maika‘i)
    ‘O ko‘u aloha nō iā ‘oe

    Hea aku nō au ō mai ‘oe (eō)
    ‘O ka nani o nā pua kou inoa

    Source: Song Contest 2009 program

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