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| Hea mai a`u o Hawai`i Hawai`i ka `âina aloha Me ka pua nani lehua Ka mele o ku`u pu`uwai Hea mai a`u o Maui Maui ka `âina aloha Me ka pua nani lokelani Ka mele o ku`u pu`uwai Hea mai a`u o O`ahu O`ahu ka `âina aloha Me ka pua nani `ilima Ka mele o ku`u pu`uwai Hea mai a`u o Kaua`i Kaua`i ka `aina aloha Me ka pua nani mokihana Ka mele o ku`u pu`uwai Ha`ina mai ka puana Ua mele au i na `âina a pau Me ke aloha `i`ini Ka mele o ku`u pu`uwai
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Sing to me, o Hawai`i Hawai`i, the beloved land With the beautiful lehua flower The song of my heart Sing to me, o Maui Maui, the beloved land With the beautiful roselani flower The song of my heart Sing to me, o O`ahu O`ahu, the beloved land With the beautiful ilima flower The song of my heart Sing to me, o Kaua`i Kaua`i, the beloved land With the beautiful mokihana flower The song of my heart Tell the refrain Forever I sing of my lands My love and desire The song of my heart
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Source: This mele praises the major islands and their symbolic flowers |
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