E Pali No Ka Pono - Words & music by Keali`ikaleo`olaeanuikaumanamana VIII Blaisdell
Auhea wale `oe Ke Akua mana mau E mau ke `ea E ola nô mâkou Hea aku no wau e ô mai `oe `eâ Ke Akua Mana Mau Hui: Oooo E pali no ka pono Oooo E pali no ka pono Kaumaha ku`u pu`uwai Me ku`u mau waimaka He aloha `aina na Hawai`i Hea aku no wau e ô mai `oe `eâ Ke Akua Mana Mau Hui: Oooo E pali no ka pono Oooo E pali no ka pono Ha`upu a`e ana ka mana`o e `ike E `ike i ka nani o Hawai`i Nei Hea aku no wau e ô mai `oe `eâ Ke Akua Mana Mau Hui: Oooo E pali no ka pono Oooo E pali no ka pono Oooo	Where are you O mighty God! Let our Kingdom live! For our hope is in you I call out, oh answer O mighty God! Chorus: Oooo Stand fast for righteousness Oooo Stand fast for righteousness My heart is heavy And my eyes are with tears, For we Hawaiians love this land I call out, oh answer O mighty God! Chorus: Oooo Stand fast for righteousness Oooo Stand fast for righteousness I yearn once more to see To see the true beauty of Hawai`i Nei I call out, oh answer O mighty God! Chorus: Oooo Stand fast for righteousness Oooo Stand fast for righteousness Oooo
Source: Keali`i Blaisdell's CD "Malumaluakua" - This haku mele written by Keali’i, 10-03-2008, is his cry out to Akua to protect his people from harm of over development, foreigners who steal his peoples' land and the close extinction of his people’s culture. Translated by Keali`i Blaisdell. Copyright 2008, Keali`i Blaisdell