Hawaiian national anthem
Country: | hawaii |
Title: | Hawaii ponoi (\"Hawaii\'s true sons\") |
Text: | King David Kalakaua (1874) |
Composer: | Heinrich Berger |
National anthem since: | 1967 |
Original text:
Hawaii ponoi Nana i kou, moi.
Kalani Alii, ke Alii.
Makua lani e Kamehameha e
Na kaua e pale Me ka i he.
Translation:
Hawaii\'s own sons, be faithful to your chief,
the vassal and lord of our country, the Alii,
Father over us all, Kamehameha,
who watches in battle with his Ihe (spear).