Aloha Nani Po oukou – Hawai’i Aloha mele

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1ilnJSh2ik

Local artists including Cyril Pahinui, Imua Garza, Paula Fuga, and Kuana Torres Kahele, join more than 1,000 Hawaii keiki (children) in this rendition of a timeless Hawaiian anthem filmed on location on Kauai.

VERSE 1:
E Hawai’i e ku’u one hanau e
Ku’u home kulaiwi nei
‘Oli no au i na pono lani ou
E Hawai’i, aloha e

HUI:
E hau’oli na ‘opio o Hawai’i nei
‘Oli e! ‘Oli e!
Mai na aheahe makani e pa mai nei
Mau ke aloha, no Hawai’i

VERSE 2:
E ha’i mai kou mau kini lani e
Kou mau kupa aloha, e Hawai’i
Na mea ‘olino kamaha’o no luna mai
E Hawai’i aloha e

(repeat hui)

VERSE 3:
Na ke Akua e malama mai ia ‘oe
Kou mau kualona aloha nei
Kou mau kahawai ‘olinolino mau
Kou mau mala pua nani e

(repeat hui)

VERSE 1:
O Hawaii, O sands of my birth
My native home
I rejoice in the blessings of heaven
O Hawaii, aloha.

CHORUS:
Happy youth of Hawaii
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Gentle breezes blow
Love always for Hawaii.

VERSE 2:
May your divine throngs speak
Your loving people, O Hawaii
The holy light from above
O Hawaii, aloha.

(repeat chorus)

VERSE 3:
God protects you
Your beloved ridges
Your ever glistening streams
Your beautiful flower gardens.

(repeat chorus)

 

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