Hoʻokūkū Hīmeni
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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.

About the Song
Lyrics

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

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