Maid of Honolulu, kuʻu lei aloha
Me he hōkū ala na maka
Lipolipo ou lihilihi
Lihilihi lehua koʻo wai o ka uka

Hui:
ʻO ka loke me ka lilia
Hui na pua o ke awāwa
Aʻo ʻoe no kaʻu liʻa
Maid of Honolulu, kuʻu lei aloha

Maid of Honolulu, my beloved lei
Whose eyes are like the stars
Your lashes are so dark
Like the fingers of lehua that hold the raindrops in the upland

Chorus:
Like the rose, the lily
The flowers of the valley combined
You are the one I yearn for
Maid of Honolulu, my beloved lei