Hoʻokūkū Hīmeni
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COVID-19

An in-person Song Contest was not held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This song would have been performed at Song Contest, but was instead pre-recorded and premiered as part of a virtual Song Contest.

For more information, see the 2020 Song Contest website.

About the Song
Lyrics

Hanohano ka leo kupa o ka ʻāina
Ke kāhiko ʻoi kelakela o nā moku
Mikololohua mai Hawaiʻi a Kauaʻi
Kauahe mikioi piko o Lehua

Hui:
ʻO ka ʻōlelo ka ʻaialiʻilani (e ola ai)
Ka mana nui ʻoiaʻiʻo (e lanakila ai)
E noke mau i ka makeʻe ʻŌlelo Makuahine
Kuʻu lei moki mau loa

Waiwai ka noʻeau hulu kūpuna
Paʻahana i ke ʻolu o Laʻi Aloha
ʻŌʻili ka waiho a ka wena āiwaiwa
ʻĪkoi welo mau nō nā mūʻō

Ua paʻa, ua paepae ke kahua hale
Hale ua noe o ka uka o Mānā
Leo pūʻā punua hoʻōla mauliola
I ō mau a mau kuʻu kulāiwi

Source: Song Contest 2021 program

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