Molokaʻi - by Ivy Hanakahi Woo


Kāua i ka nani aʻo Molokaʻi
Hoʻokipa malihini
ʻĀina kū kilakila
ʻĀina kū kilakila

I ke ae hoʻoheno o Kalaupapa
I ka ua i na pali
Ka ulu pua kukui
Ka ulu pua kukui

Home pumehana i ke aloha
ʻĀina hoʻopulapula
Kalamaʻula
Kalamaʻula

Haʻina mai ka puana nani Molokaʻi
E kuʻu `āina hanau e
Molokaʻi nui a Hina
Molokaʻi nui a Hina
You and I shall see the beauty of Molokaʻi
That welcomes the visitors
You are the pride of all the land
You are the pride of all the land

The pleasent breeze of Kalaupapa
The rain clouds by the cliff
Grows the flower kukui
Grows the flower kukui

Lovely home that holds my admiration
The homestead lands
Kalamaʻula
Kalamaʻula

So ends my song, beautiful Molokaʻi
The land of my birth
Great Molokaʻi of Hina
Great Molokaʻi of Hina

Source: G. Cooke collection