Hilo Nani E - Traditional

Aloha kuʻu ʻāina ʻo Hilo nani e
Kaulana ʻoe i ka maile me ke kilihune ua
ʻO Hilo, nani e, kuʻu ʻāina hānau e

Na kula ʻuliʻuli he nohea ke ʻike aku
Nā kuahiwi pua kea hoʻohauʻoli puʻuwai
ʻO Hilo, nani e, kuʻu ʻāina hānau e

Hele aku i ka lā o ka leʻaleʻa
ʻUpu aʻe ka ʻiʻini e huli hoʻi mai
Hilo nani e, kuʻu ʻāina hānau e

E ō i kou inoa e Hilo nani e
Hoʻoheno ʻoe i ka lehua aʻo Panaʻewa
ʻO Hilo nani e, kuʻu ʻāina hānau e

Love for my land, beautiful Hilo
You are famous for maile and the light kilihune rain
Beautiful Hilo, land of my birth

The green plain, lovely to see
The white, misty mountains make my heart happy
Beautiful Hilo, land of my birth

Happy days are remembered
The desire to return always in my mind
Beautiful Hilo, land of my birth

Answer to your name, beautiful Hilo
You are cherished, lehua of Panaʻewa
Beautiful Hilo, land of my birth


Source: Mana collection - Verse 1, stanza 2, kilihune is a gentle light rain. Translated by Kanani Kamai