Hawai`i Hula - Words by Mary Robins, Music by Johnny Noble

 
Ku`u home nani a`o Hawai`i
Ua wehi i ka pua a`o ka lehua

O ka lei kaulana a`o Hilo one
Me ka uapo nani o Kûhiô bay

Ho`i a`e ke aloha ai Mokuola
Me ka Waiânuenue kaulana nei

Alawa iho `oe o Waiolama
Lamalama kau oho na ka wahine u`i

O Puna kapaia ala i ka hala
Eia ka maile lau li`ili`i

Ho`oipo ana paha hoi `oe
Ma ka liko pau a o ka lehua

He aku no wau e ô mai `oe
He wehi i ka pua a`o ka lehua

My beautiful home of Hawai`i
Adorned with blossoms of the lehua

Famous wreath of Hilo
The splendid bridge of Kûhiô bay

Nearby the venerated island of Mokuola
This is the famousWaiânuenue

Glancing below, you'll see Waiolama
The pretty, vivacious woman with upswept hairdo

Puna bower fragrant with hala
Here is the small leaf maile

Perhaps you'll come to make love
The bud of the lehua will bloom

When I call, you answer
Adorned with blossoms of the lehua

 

Source: Johnny Noble's Hawaiian Hulas - This mele honors places on the big island. Copyright 1933, 1961 Miller Music Corp