Aia i ka uka o Kaiwiʻula
ʻO Kamehameha lā
Home i aloha ʻia e nā pua a ke aliʻi Pauahi lā
Na kona aloha me kona ʻiʻini
No nâ kini Hawaiʻi lā
Ke kū nei ma ka haʻaheo
ʻO Kamehameha lā
Hui:
Me ke ohohia me ka hauʻoli au
E kaena nei a i lohe ko ke ao
Kau ʻoe i ka wēkiu ʻaʻohe ou lua
Ua pōmaikaʻi Hawaiʻi nei
A e ola kou inoa ola mau
A e ola mau ʻo Kamehameha
A e ola mau
ʻO Kamehameha ola mau
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There in the uplands of Kaiwiʻula
Stands Kamehameha
Home loved by the children of the chiefess Pauahi
Because of her love and desire for the
Welfare of the Hawaiian people
It stands there in pride
Kamehameha
Chorus:
With joy and with happiness
I speak with admiration that the world may know
You stand at the top
There is none other like you
Hawai`i is blessed in you
Long may your name live
Long may Kamehameha live
May Kamehameha live
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Source: King's Hawaiian Melodies - Dedicated
to the Kamehameha Schools, Charles King, the composer, was member of class of 1891.
Stanza 1, Kaiwiʻula (red bone), the site of the old Boy's school campus,
where Bishop Museum is now located, was the scene of an ancient battle.
Translated by Mary Pukui. Copyright 1934,43 Charles E. King. |