Ku`u Home `O Keaukaha - Albert Nahale`a


`Ike `ia i ka nani o Keaukaha
`Âina ho`opulapula no nâ Hawai`i

Home uluwehiwehi i ka ulu hala
He nohea i ka maka o ka lehulehu

Hui:
He makana kêia mai ke ali`i
Nou e nâ kini pua no nâ Hawai`i

Mâlama pono iho a he waiwai nui
Ke ola nô `ia ka pu`uhonua

Mahalo ia `oe e ke ali`i
`O Kalaniana`ole nô kou inoa

E hana like kâkou me ke aloha
I mau ke ea o ka `âina i ka pono

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Well known in the beauty of Keaukaha
Is the homestead land for the Hawaiians

Verdant home in the hala groves
Admirable in th eyes of the people

Chorus:
This is a gift from the Chief
For you, the many descendants, the Hawaiians

Take good care, this is a great treasure
It is life, a place of refuge

Thanks goes to you, Chief
Kalaniana`ole indeed, is your name

Let us all work together with love
So that the life of the land will be
perpetuated in righteousness

Source: Composed to honor Prince Jonah Kalaniana`ole and his work in creating the homestead act. Keaukaha is in the Hilo district. Translation "He Mele Aloha"