ʻĀina Waiwai

• 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
  • Performed at Song Contest 2020
  • Directed by Gunner Sekio-Kaialau Hatcher
  • Arranged by Zachary Alakaʻi Lum
• Lyrics

  He aloha Waiʻoli i kaʻu ʻike
  I ke one hāliʻi o Mahamoku
  ʻO Hīhīmanu kū kilakila
  ʻAi ka manu aʻi luna

  ʻUʻina ka wai o Nāmolokama
  I ka ua nui, i ka ua loku
  He aha ka ʻimina a nā menehune?
  ʻO ka lama kū ia i Māmalahoa

  ʻOluʻolu ka wai o Lumahaʻi
  Me nā lehua o Luluʻupali
  A luna aʻe au o Kilohana
  ʻAlawa iho ana iā Maunahina

  Ka ipo lauaʻe o Makana
  ʻŌahi welo na ka Unukupua
  Ke ʻala mokihawa e moani nei
  Me ke onaona o nā hala o Naue

  ʻAuhea ʻoe e ka ua nui o Hanalei
  Me nā ʻāina waiwai o Haleleʻa
  Puana ʻia kuʻu mele aloha
  No ka poʻe i aloha i ka ʻāina

  Source: Song Contest 2021 program

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