Hawai`i No E Ka `Oi - by Harry Na`ope

 
`O Mauna Kea, ku kilakila
Me ka wai hu`i a`o Wai`au
Wai hu`i anu (hu`i konikoni)
Hu`i konikoni (koni i ka `ili)
I ka piko o Mauna Kea
Hawai`i no e ka `oi
 
 
E `alawa iho ia Mauna Loa
I ke kahela mai i ka la`i
Kohu moa kea (i ka malie)
Ka waiho mai (la i ka la`i)
I ka poli o Wahinekapu
Hawai`i no e ka `oi
 
 
E kilohi a`e `oe i ka nani
O ke kuahiwi `o Hualalai
Ala`i ana (ka makani `Eka)
Ho`ohaehae (i ka naulu)
Me ka uhiwai o ka uka
Hawai`i no e ka `oi
 
 
Ha`ina mai ana ka puana
Na kuahiwi nani `ekolu
`O Mauna Kea (ku kilakila)
`O Mauna Loa (kau i ka hano)
`O Hualalai i ka la`i
Hawai`i no e ka `oi
Mauna Kea stands majestic
With the numbing waters of Waiau
Numbing cold water
Making the skin tingle
On the dome of Mauna Kea
Hawai`i is the best
 
 
See Mauna Loa for yourself
Spreading peacefully
Like a white hen in the calm
Lying there in the quiet
With the sacred woman (Pele) in its bosom
Hawai`i is the best
 
 
Glance at the beauty
Of the mountain Hualala`i
Stirred by the dusty wind
Teased by the sudden showers
And covering mists of the inlands
Hawai`i is the best
 
 
The story is told
Of the three beautiful mountains
Mauna Kea standing majestically
Mauna Loa in a position of honor
Hualala`i in the calm
Hawai`i is the best

 

Source: Hines Collection