COVID-19
An in-person Song Contest was not held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This song would have been performed at Song Contest, but was instead pre-recorded and premiered as part of a virtual Song Contest.
For more information, see the 2020 Song Contest website.
- Performed at Song Contest 2020
- Arranged by Zachary Alakaʻi Lum
- Directed by Hannah Asano
E lana mālie ʻoe i ke kai o Kanaloa
He ʻāina aloha nui ʻia a ka lāhui
E hui, alu like i ola Kahoʻolawe
E ō mai e nā hoa aloha ʻāina, e ō mai ē!
Eō! (Eō e Kahoʻolawe!)
Eō! (Eō e Kohemālamalama!)
Eō! (Eō e Kanaloa!)
Mai ka lā hiki a ka lā kau
He ʻāina weliweli, a he ʻāina aloha
Kaumaha ka Uakea, he waimaka
Pā mai ka makani haowela
Eia Kahoʻolawe
Hānau hou ʻo Kanaloa
Hui:
I ola Kanaloa
I ola kākou
Eō!
ʻEu mai nā ʻiwa lanalana
Ma Kuheia i ʻāuna ai
ʻAu nā hoa koa hao kila e hoʻomalu mai
ʻAwekuhi lawe i nā pua hinahina
E alu like ai
Nā hoa aloha ʻāina
Puka mai Makaliʻi, he au no Lono
Hoʻi i ka piko hole pelu o Kanaloa
He ala i ka hiki, he ala loa
Ua lawe nō a lilo kuʻu Moku
Ulu nā pua aloha ʻāina
Ola mau ʻo Kanaloa
Eō!
Eō!
ʻAne hiki mai, ʻane hiki mai, eō
Source: Song Contest 2021 program