Na Lei O Hawaii
Reverend Samuel Kapu (1900)
Majestic Hawai'i, home of Keawe
Proudly wearing garlands of lehua
Regal Haleakala of Maui
Reserved is roselani for you alone
Famed is O'ahu for her 'ilima
Adorns one like a feather cape
Famed is Kaua'i for mokihana
Laua'e of Makana, given with love
Moloka'i, great isle of Hina
The kukui grove of Lanikaula
The lei of Lana'i, sweet kauna'oa
Like the o'o bird's yellow feathers
Shells of Ni'ihau, where are you?
Show forth your beauty
Here I am waiting, Kaho'olawe
Hinahina decorates my shores
We call you, oh give an answer
Sea foam graces Molokini
Sing the refrain
Garlands of Hawai'i, answer us
Sing the refrain for the last time
Hi'iaka in the bosom of Pele
Hanohano Hawai’i moku o Keawe
E lei ha’aheo nei i ka lehua
Kilakila o Maui Haleakala
Ua kapu roselani nau ho’okahi
Kaulana O’ahu i ka ‘ilima
Kohu kappa ‘ahu ‘ula kau po’ohiwi
Kaulana Kaua’i i ka mokihana
Laua’e o Makana kau aloha
Kaulana Moloka’i nui a Hina
I ka ulu kukui o Lanikaula
Lei ana Lana’i i ke kauna’oa
Me he manu ‘o ‘o hulu melemele
Pupu Ni’ihau auhea ‘oe
Hoike a’e ‘oe a i ko nani
Eia mai au Kaho’olawe
Ho’oheno ana au me ka hinahina
Hea aku makou o mai ‘oe
Molokini ‘alo ke ‘ehu o ke tai
Ha’ina ia mai ana kapuana
Na lei o Hawai’i e o mai
Ha’ina hou ia mai ana ka puana
Hi’iaka ia ka poli a o Pele