Hoʻokūkū Hīmeni
Class Coed Men Women
Seniors Class of 1981
Nohea I Muʻolaulani
E Nihi Ka Hele
Ke Kaʻupu
Juniors Class of 1982
Kāua I Ka Huahuaʻi
Maikaʻi Waipiʻo
Kuʻu Ipo I Ka Heʻe Puʻe One
Sophomores Class of 1983
Aloha Nō Wau I Ko Maka
Kokōhi
The Queen's Jubilee
Freshmen Class of 1984
Ninipo
Freshmen do not compete. Freshmen do not compete.
About the Contest
  • March 20, 1981
  • 61st* Annual Song Contest
  • Contest Theme
    Nā Lani ʻEhā
  • Hōʻike Theme
    Nā Lani ʻEhā
Awards
Award Winner
Coed Junior Coed
Men Junior Men
Women Senior Women
Director Garrett Kam (Senior Coed)
Notes

The theme, "Nā Lani ʻEhā", refers to the four royal siblings who were composers of Hawaiian music: King Kalākaua, Queen Liliʻuokalani, Princess Likelike, and Prince Leleiohoku. All songs performed at the 1981 Song Contest were composed by one of these aliʻi.

* From at least the 1960s to 2006, Song Contest numbering was off by 2 years. The 1981 Contest was billed as the "59th Annual", but because the first Song Contest was held in 1921, it should have been the 61st. The numbering was eventually corrected in 2007, and we have retroactively applied these corrections to past contests.