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 Kānehoalani ē,
E hō mai i ko mālamalama
I ao maila ʻo Wailuku
I ka malu ʻōhū o Kāne

Hui:
Eō, e ka hū, e hui like mai
A pualu i ka pono o nā wai
E hālana aʻe ka manaʻo
I ke au o kēia mua aku

E ka makani Hoʻolua,
Hoʻolale i ke Kiliʻoʻopu
ʻO ka ua noenoe o nā pali
Hāʻale i ka wai o Waiheʻe

E nā wailele hune o Waiehu,
Wai hiwahiwa i ke alo pali,
Wai aukahi, wai lāhui
Kahe i ka poli o Poliʻala

E nā pōkiʻi inu wai ʻawaʻawa
E ka poʻe i aloha i ka ʻāina,
Ua hiki Waikapū aʻi Māʻalaea
Ua ea, a he māealani

Source: Song Contest 2021 program

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