‘Âina Malihini - by Albert Po`ai Ka`ula Kukui O Kamehameha Nahale`a


Ia `oe e noho ho`okahi ana
I ke anu o ka `âina malihini
Ka`awale mai nâ hoa me nâ kini
A lu`ulu`u kaumaha `oe
(E ka ipo)

`Upu a`e ka `i`ini no ka `âina
I pûia i ke `ala o nâ pua
Ho a`e kâua i laila
A e `ike i ka nani o ku`u home

Hui:
He momi no ka Pakipika
`Âina i ka maka o ka `ôpua
Lua `ole kou nani a e Hawai`i nei
Home pumehana i ke aloha


While you were living alone
In the cold of a foreign land
Separated from all of your friends
You were sad
(Oh sweetheart)

Recurring desires for the homeland
And the fragrance of flowers
Let us go there
And see the beauty of my home

Chorus:
A pearl of the Pacific
A land amidst the cloud banks
Incomparable is your beauty, O Hawai`i
Home warm with love

Source: Kamehameha Schools HSI Translator unknown