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

Noho ana i ka uluwehiwehi
Nā manu ʻuwalo o ka uka
Lehua ʻāpane me ka pua kea
Pāpahi lei kilipohe i luna
Na ka makani hali ʻala o Puna
E hea mai ana e ala!

Ua kapu ka lehua i ka Wahine
Kuʻu maha lehua pō uahi
Uē ka leo o ke kūmakua
Kulu wai lehua o Hōpoe
Manuheʻu ke kino lau ʻōhiʻa
E hea mai ana e ala!

Hō mai ana hoʻi ua ola
Ua hoʻi nā wāhine kui lei
E nihi ka hele, i kua naʻu
I mālama i ka mauli ola
Hū aʻe ke aloha i ka ʻāina
E hea mai ana e ala!

Source: Song Contest 2021 program

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