Haku ia na William Kahino
E Hawaiʻi nui kuauli
E nā hono aʻo Piʻilani
*(ʻO Maui nui a Kama)
Oʻahu o Kākuhihewa
Kauaʻi o Manokalanipō
E naʻi wale nō ʻoukou
I kuʻu pono ʻaʻole pau
I ke kumu pono o Hawaiʻi
E mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono
E mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono
I hoʻokahi kahi ka manaʻo
I hoʻokahi kahi puʻuwai
I hoʻokahi kahi ke aloha
E mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono
E mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono
He leo aloha ia paʻē mai
Mai nā kūkulu mai o Kahiki
E ī mai ana iā ʻoe e Hawaiʻi
E mālama i ka maluhia
E mālama i ka maluhia
Great Hawaiʻi with its verdant country
The bays of Piʻilani
*(Great Maui of Chief Kamalalawalu)
Oʻahu of Kākuhihewa
Kauaʻi of Manokalanipō
Come all of you, stand together
My deeds are not yet complete
Hawaiʻi must have moral foundation
The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness
Be of one mind
Be of one heart
Be of one love
The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness
Voice of love speaking for all
From the foundation of Kahiki
Urging you, Hawaiʻi
Preserve the peace
Preserve the peace
*alternate stanza