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 Nicholas Lum
- Directed by Seth Asano
He waʻa, he moku
He moku, he waʻa
He kuleana nō
Holo aku ē ka waʻa
I ka moana nui ākea
Ua ʻimi i ka ʻāina kupuna
Hoʻi pono me ka naʻauao
Auē, ua hiti ē
Ua hiti ē, Hōkūleʻa ē
Auē, ua hiti ē
Hālāwai i ka ʻalihilani
Ea mai he moku lā ē
Lū nā hōkū i ke ākea lani
Hānau ʻo Hāloa, he kama
Auē, ua hiti ē
Ua hiti ē, Hawaiʻiloa ē
Auē, ua hiti ē
ʻO Hawaiʻi kuʻu kulāiwi
Mai ka lā hiki a ka lā kau
Ola ke kanaka i ka ʻāina
Ka wai ola mau a Kāne
Auē, ua hiti ē
Ua hiti ē, Makaliʻi ē
Auē, ua hiti ē
Puana kuʻu mele aloha
No nā ʻaukele holokai ē
Kau ka peʻa, holo ka waʻa
No ka poʻe i aloha i ka ʻāina
Auē, ua hiti ē
Ua hiti, nā ʻohana waʻa ē
Auē, ua hiti ē
Ua pae aku nō
Eō nā holomoana!
Eō!
Source: Song Contest 2021 program