- Aloha ku`u moku o Kaho`olawe
- Mai kinohi kou inoa o Kanaloa
- Kohemalamalama
- Lau kanaka `ole
- Hiki mai na pua
- E ho`omalu mai
- Mai kinohi kou inoa o Kanaloa
- Alu like kakou Lahui Hawai`i
- Mai ka la hiki mai i ka la kau a`e
- Ku pa`a a hahai ho`ikaika na kanaka
- Kau li`i makou nui
- Ke aloha no ka `aina
- Mai ka la hiki mai i ka la kau a`e
- Hanohano na pua o Hawai`i nei
- No ke kaua kauholo me
- Ka aupuni
- Pa`a pu ka mana`o o no ka pono
- O ka `aina
- Imua na pua
- Lanakila Kaho`olawe
- No ke kaua kauholo me
- I love my island of
Kaho`olawe
- Your original name was Kanaloa
- You are the southern beacon
- Barren and without a population
- Until you were invaded by nine young men
- Who granted you peace
- Your original name was Kanaloa
- Let us band together the
Hawaiian Kingdom
- From sun up to sun down
- Stand together and follow, be strong young people
- We are but a few in numbers
- But our love for the land is unlimited
- From sun up to sun down
- Popular are the young people of
Hawai`i nei
- For the civil strife they cause against the
- Government
- Together in one thought to bring prosperity to the
- Land
- Forward young people and bring
- Salvation to Kaho`olawe
- For the civil strife they cause against the
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George Jarrett Helm, Jr
Source: Ho'iho'ihou, Bamboo Ridge Press - Kaho'olawe means the "Carrying Away by Currents". The ancient name of this island is Kohe Malamalama o Kanaloa or the Shining Vagina of Kanaloa, the god of the sea. Kohe in this instance means a place that receives and nourishes and malamalama means to take exceptionally good care of. Therefore, the Hawaiians recognized Kaho'olawe as a sacred place. March 6-7, 1977, two young men, the heart and soul of Hawaii, were lost at sea. George Jarrett Helm Jr. 26, a musician and leader of the Protect Kahoolawe Ohana and James Kimo Mitchell 25, fisherman and National Park Service Ranger gave their lives for the land we all love. Let us hope their sacrifice was not in vain. Aloha 'Aina
James Kimo Mitchell