Hoʻokūkū Hīmeni
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    Ua ‘ike maka mākou,
    Iā Hōkūle‘a
    Wa‘a kaulua nani,
    Me he manu i ka holo kai

    Ua poho nā pe‘a,
    I ke aheahe makani
    Ho‘okele ‘ia a kūpono,
    I ka hoe a nā akamai

    I ke ala o Kahiki,
    Ka holo Hōkūle‘a
    Nā hōkū o nā lani,
    Kou kia‘i alaka‘i

    Ho‘okahi nō kia‘i,
    Nāna nō e mālama
    Ma loko nō o kona mana,
    Nā holokai Hawai‘i

    Puana ‘ia mai,
    Wa‘a Hōkūle‘a
    ‘O mākou pū me ‘oe,
    I ka holo a ho‘i mai

    Source: Song Contest 2015 program