Kilioulani - Emma Kanoa deFries


Ki`i na i `Ola`a
Lei hulu mamo
I kui miki`oi ia
Ka la hiki ola
Na wai e `ola ho`ohihi
Ka nani o Hawai`i
`Âina kilakila
I ke kai lipolipo

Hui:
Aloha lei aloha
Momi nani Hawai`i
Wehiwehi uluwehi
Manu i laila

Go forth from `Ola`a
A lei of mamo feathers
Skillfully put together
By the life giving sun
Who can help admiring
The beauty of Hawai`i
|Island standing so regally
In the dark

Chorus:
Aloha, lei of love
Beautiful pearl of Hawai`i
With beautiful forests
There, the haunt of the birds

Source: Berger Collection Translated by Mary Pukui