Nā Moku ʻEhā (The Four Islands) - J. Kealoha & Noelani Mahoe 

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Hanohano Hawaiʻi lā lei i ka lehua lā
Kuahiwi nani lā ʻo Mauna Kea

Kilakila ʻo Maui lā lei i ka roselani lā
Kuahiwi nani lā ʻo Haleakalā
 
Ha`aheo Oʻahu lā lei i ka `ilima lā
Kuahiwi nani lā ʻo Kaʻala

Kaulana Kauaʻi lā lei i ka mokihana lā
Kuahiwi nani lā ʻo Waiʻaleʻale

Aīwaīwa Molokaʻi lā lei i ka kukui lā
Kuahiwi nani lā ʻo Kamakou
 
Hiehie Lānaʻi lei i ke kaunaʻoa lā
Kuahiwi nani lā ʻo Lānaʻihale
 
Ua kapu ʻo Niʻihau lā lei i ka pūpū
Kuahiwi nani lā ʻo Pānīʻau
 
Panoa Kahoʻolawe lā lei i ka hinahina lā
Kuahiwi nani lā ʻo Luamakika
 
Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana lā
Kuahiwi nani lā ʻo nā moku ʻewalu
 
Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana lā
Nā moku ʻehā lā ʻo ka Pākipika


Honored is Hawaiʻi whose lei is the lehua
Beautiful is its mountain of Mauna Kea

Majestic is Maui whose lei is the roselani
Beautiful is its mountain of Haleakalā

Proud is Oʻahu whose lei is the ʻilima
Beautiful is its mountain of Kaʻala

Famous is Kauaʻi
whose lei is the mokihana
Beautiful is its mountain of Waiʻaleʻale

Mysterious Molokaʻi
whose lei is the kukui
Beautiful is itʻs mountain of Kamakou

Cherished Lāna`i
whose lei is the kaunaʻoa
Beautiful is its mountain of Lānaʻihale


Forbidden Niʻihau whose lei is of shells
Beautiful is its mountain of Pānīʻau

Barren Kahoʻolawe whose lei is the hinahina
Beautiful is its mountain of Luamakika

Tell the refrain
Beautiful are the mountains
of the eight islands

Tell the refrain
Of the four islands of the Pacific


Source:
West Maui Hawaiian Civic Club Verses 1-4, 10 composed by J. Kealoha and translated by Mary Pukui. Verses 5-9 composed by Noelani Mahoe. © Charles E. King 1920, 43. Music Clip by Gippy Cooke