Hoʻokūkū Hīmeni
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  • About the Song
  • Also performed by...
    Class Year Song
    1986 Sophomore Men
  • Lyrics

    Iā ‘oe e ka lā e ‘alohi nei
    Ma nā welelau a o ka honua

    Hō‘ike a‘e ‘oe a i kou nani
    I ka mālamalama ‘oi kelakela

    Nāu i noi‘i nowelo aku
    Pau nā pali pa‘a i ka ‘ike ‘ia

    ‘Ike ‘oe i ka nani a o Himela
    I ka hene wai‘olu lawe mālie

    Mauna i lohia e ke onaona
    Kaulana i ka nani me ke ki‘eki‘e

    Ki‘eki‘e ‘o Kalani kau mai i luna
    Nāna i ‘a‘e nā kapu o Kahiki

    Hehihehi kū ana i ka nuku ‘ale
    I ke kai hāla‘i lana mālie

    Ha‘ina ‘ia mai ana ka puana
    E ola ‘o Kalani a mau loa

    Hea aku mākou e ō mai ʻoe
    ʻO Kalākaua lā he inoa

    Source: Song Contest 2014 program

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