- Auhea wale `oe e Hualâlai `eâ
- *Kaulana ka inoa `o Hualâlai `eâ
- Ke kuini `o ke kai Pakipika `eâ
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- `O `oe ka `ulua a`o ka moana `eâ
- A ka lawai`a a`e li`a mau nei `eâ
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- Ahê sure maoli no me ke onaona `eâ
- Ua `ohu i ka lei o ka hînano `eâ
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- Ho`okomo i ke awa a`o Honolulu `eâ
- Ua piha hau`oli nâ malihini eâ
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- Ha`ina `ia mai ana kapuana `eâ
- *Ha`ina ka inoa `o `eâ Hualâlai `eâ
- Ke kuini `o ke kai Pakipika `eâ
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- Listen, this is for you,
Hualâlai
- *Famous is the name of
Hualâlai
- Queen of the Pacific
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- You are like the ulua in the
ocean
- A favorite of the
fishermen
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- Surely, I smell the native
fragrance
- As we are adorned with the
hînano lei
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- Landing at Honolulu
harbor
- Newcomers are filled with
joy
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- Tell the refrain of
- *Tell of the name of
Hualâlai
- The queen of the Pacific
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