Hoʻokūkū Hīmeni
  • About the Song
  • Awards
    • New England Mothers' Cup
      Best women's performance
    • Richard Lyman, Jr. ʻŌlelo Makuahine Award
      Best use of the Hawaiian language
  • Lyrics

    Aloha Keauhou i ke kua uli
    ‘Āina uluwehi i ka ua noe
    He kumu wai ola e līhau nei
    A kahe mau mai uka a ke kai

    Kūmaka ka ‘ikena iā Kīlauea
    Ka waiho kāhela i ka mālie
    Waihona la‘ahia i ka mehameha
    I ka meheu ‘ole iho lā e pono ai

    I ala mai ke ao i ka ‘elepaio
    ‘Elele ha‘ilono o ka mālānai
    Mālama ē ka ‘io kia‘i o ka lā
    O hala auane‘i ka Pu‘ulena

    I ‘āina nō ka ‘āina i ke ali‘i
    E ola nō ka ‘āina i ke Akua
    E ola Keauhou a e ulu mau
    ‘Āina uluwehi i ka ua noe

    Source: Song Contest 2012 program