ʻĀina Kaulana - Bill Aliʻiloa Lincoln

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ʻĀina kaulana a ʻo Hilo Hanakahi
Hoʻoheno ana au me ka lehua

Hilo i ka nani a ʻo Hilo nei
Me ka wai kaulana a ʻo Wailoa

Hanohano he ʻala i kau maila i luna
Ka ʻōpua noho mai i ka wēkiu

Aloha kahi wai a ʻo Waiānuenue
Ia wai lomilomi me kuʻu aloha

Huli aku nānā iā Mokuola
I ka nehe a ke kai i ka ʻiliʻili

Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana
Hoʻoheno ana au me ka lehua




Renowed land of Hilo Hanakahi
I cherish Hilo and the lehua blossoms

Hilo is beautiful
With the famous water of Wailoa

Glorious is the fragrance high above
The cloud that rests on the highest point

Beloved is the water of Waiānuenue
That place is caressed with my love

Turn and look to Mokuola
The rustling of the sea on the pebbles

Let it be told
I cherish Hilo and the lehua blossoms


Source: G. Cooke Collection - recorded by Kealiʻi Joy on "ʻĀina Kaulana" album. Hawaiian Text edited by Puakea Nogelmeier Music clip by Gippy Cooke