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

    Nāueue Puna i ka ulu hala
    Nākolokolo ka uka o Keahialaka
    Nakeke ka Puʻulena a puni ka honua
    Ka honua haʻihaʻi a Paoa
    A Kaliʻu lā, holo
    A Honuaʻula lā, holo
    Pau mai Waiapele

    Hui:
    Hulihia Papalauahi, lauahi ʻenaʻena
    ʻEnaʻena i ke ahi, ke ahi a ka Wahine

    Huahuaʻi ka lehu ʻula
    ʻŌlapalapa ka pāʻū ʻula
    Wiwili ka pua lauʻī a he ʻula
    ʻO ka ʻula kapukapu o ke ahi lā
    A Kaueleau lā, holo
    A Kauaea lā, holo
    Pau mai Waiʻōpae

    Hoʻihoʻi ke aloha i ka ʻāina
    ʻAʻeʻaʻe Hiʻiaka noho i ka lae
    Ka moku lehua liliko i ke ao
    I ke ao Pelehonuamea
    A Kaniahiku lā, holo
    A Malama lā, holo
    Pau mai Waiwelawela

    ʻEliʻeli kapu, ʻeliʻeli noa!

    Source: Song Contest 2021 program

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