Waʻa Hōkūleʻa

• About the Song
  • Performed at Song Contest 2015
  • Scored 176/204 points
  • Directed by Reyn Keanu Ruperti
  • Composed by Larry Lindsey Kimura, Haunani Apoliona, Lance Koyama, and Lolena Nicholas
  • Arranged by Zachary Alakaʻi Lum
  • Performed 1st of 4 songs
• Lyrics

  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

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