Nâ Hoe Wa`a (Canoe Paddlers) - Mary K. Pukui
`O mäkou nä hoe wa`a
Hoe wa`a, hoe wa`a
`O mäkou nä hoe wa`a
O ke ali`i maika`i

Hui:
Hoe, hoe, hoe i mua
Hoe, hoe, hoe mau
Ho, hoe, hoe i mua
Hoe, hoe, hoe mau

Holo mäkou i ka moana
I ka moana, i ka moana
Holo mäkou i ka moana
Me ke ali`i maika`i

Ho`i mai nä hoe wa`a
Hoi`i mai, ho`i mai
Ho`i mai nä hoe wa`a
Me ke ali`i maika`i

 We are the canoe paddlers
Caneo paddlers, canoe paddlers
We are the canoe paddlers
Of the good chief

Chorus:
Paddle, paddle, paddle forward
Paddle, paddle, paddle on
Paddle, paddle paddle forward
Paddle, paddle paddle on

We go out to the ocean
To the ocean, to the ocean
We go out to the ocean
With the good chief

The canoe paddlers return
Return, return
The canoe padlers return
With the good chief
Source: Kamai Collection - Translated by Mary Pukui