This is one of the many songs composed by the Reverend Lorenzo Lyons, known as Makua Laiana, who had a church for many years at Waimea, Hawai`i. He died in 1886. A variant title for the song is "Ku`u One Hanau." The song is so popular with Hawaiians that the melody is used in other songs. Mana`o (thoughts) by Mark Keali`i Ho`omalu, kumu hula of Na Mele Hula `Ohana, San Leandro, CA.

Hawai`i Aloha is commonly sung in a circle, with hands raised overhead at the conclusion of the final refrain. Pictured below, Na Kupuna, the Elders, of the Independent & Sovereign Nation -State of Hawai`i at the ratification of the Constitution, Jan. 16, 1995, at `Iolani Palace.

E Hawai`i, e ku`u one hanau e       O Hawaii, O sands of my birth
Ku`u home kulaiwi nei               My native home
`Oli no au i na pono lani e         I rejoice in the blessings of heaven
E Hawai`i, aloha e                  O Hawaii, aloha

Hui                                 Chorus:
E hau`oli na `opio o Hawai`i nei    Happy youth of Hawaii
`Oli e! `Oli e!                     Rejoice! Rejoice!
Mai na aheahe makani e pa mai nei   Gentle breezes blow
Mau ke aloha, no Hawai`i            Love always for Hawaii

E ha`i mai kou mau kini lani e      May your divine throngs speak
Kou mau kupa aloha, e Hawai`i       Your loving people, O Hawaii
Na mea `olino kamaha`o no luna mai  The holy light from above
E Hawai`i, aloha e                  O Hawaii, aloha

Na ke Akua e malama mai ia `oe      God protects you
Kou mau kualono aloha nei           Your beloved ridges
Kou mau kahawai `olinolino mau      Your ever glistening streams
Kou mau mala pua nani e             Your beautiful flower gardens

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