Na Moku O Hawai`i (Lelekowali) - Charles E. King |
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| Lei lehua lei Hawai`i o Keawe Roselani lei kapu nou e Maui Lei `ilima lei `ohu`ohu O`ahu Mokihana ha`aheo o Kaua`i Lei kukui no Moloka`i nui a Hina Kauna`oa lei ho`okahi Lanai`i Hinahina kou lei e Kaho`olawe Me ka lei pûpû ho`oheno o Ni`ihau |
Lei lehua for Hawai`i of Keawe Roselani, lei that is sacred to Maui Lei `ilima wonderful lei of O`ahu Mokihana, charming lei of Kaua`i The kukui lei is for great Molokai, child of Hina Kauna`oa is reserved for Lana`i alone Hinahina is your lei, O Kaho`olawe The shell lei, joy of Ni`ihau |
| Source: King's Hawaiian Melodies - Verse 1 translation from Hawaiian Melodies, verse 2 translated by Mary Pukui. Copyright 1916, 43 Charles E. King | |