Ua kani mai na pu i ke aumoe
Hea ana na uhane, ho`i mai, ho`i mai
Me ka ahi lapa ku kou alaka`i no
Ua hiki mai `oukou mai ka lani e

Mai Tahiti mai la ea a Aotearoa
E ho`omau ana no i ka hi`olani
A hui hou a`ela na iwi tupuna
I ka `äina malu mau o Honokahua

`A`ole `oukou i ike i ka mahalo ai
I ka lakou mau hana me na iwi e
Ua hea wale aku ike koholä
A pai mai la oia ike kai ku`ono

Ku ana kahi pueo, he ho `ailona no
Ua `o `ili mai la na tupuna nui
Moani nei ke ala i na pua nani
I Honokahua ea, ka wehi o Maui

Ke hali`a wale ana kakou e na pua
I neia `äina malia ku`u one hänau
Ua ike hoi au ina hö`ailona
E ho`omaha oukou e na tupuna

At midnight the conches blew as one
Summoning the spirits back
With the flames from the torches as a guide
They came from the heavens above

They came from Tahiti and New Zealand
To continue their eternal rest
And again re-unite with their bones
In this land called Honokahua

They did not know how to thank these men
Who laid their bones to rest
So they called upon the koholä
Who slapped the waters of the bay

In view was an owl, indeed it is a sign
Their presence is here, our great ancestors
Inhaled was their fragrance by the beautiful blossoms
In Honokahua, yes, the adornment of Maui

We will always remember
The place of my birth
Where the sign was given
That our Kupuna is at rest