NEW MUSIC FROM AHUMANU
ALBUM LYRICS
E HOʻONAʻAUAO E NĀ ʻŌPIO | Lyrics Kahaʻiʻōlelo Morales | Music Liz Morales
From Kahi Aloha, In This Place of Love, Ahumanu 2019
E hui mai kākou a e hoʻolohe Letʻs gather and listen
I nā moʻolelo o nā wahi pana To the sagas of our legendary places
ʻO Haleakalā, ʻo Waikaloa, ʻo Puamana Haleakalā, Waikaloa, and Puamana to name a few
E hīmeni kākou We sing in celebration
Nā mele e pili ana no kēia ʻāina nei These songs of our beloved lands
HUI
E hoʻolāhui, e nā manu o Hawaiʻi nei Letʻs gather as a nation
(E hoʻolāhui, e nā manu o Hawaiʻi nei) Letʻs come together as one nation
He ʻāpona i ka mana o nā mele Embraced by the authority of our songs
E hoʻoulu i ka pono We persevere in righteousness
E hoʻonaʻauao i nā ʻōpio And enlighten our future generations
E hoʻolono kākou i nā moʻolelo Let us listen to our histories
Mai ka wā kamaliʻi no nā aliʻi From the dawn of our royal ancestors
Kaulana i noho aupuni lā Renowned for their reign
Kaulana nā pua aʻo Hawaiʻi Celebrated are the children of Hawaiʻi
Kūpaʻa ma hope o ka ʻāina And steadfast in their support of our lands
E noiʻi kākou i ka mana We should seek to be powerful
O nā kūpuna me ko lākou In the powerful ways of our ancestors
Ikaika hoʻokalakupua i ka wā In the face of pain and strife
ʻEhaʻeha na lākou i hōʻike mai And prosper in honorable ways together
Ke ala hele pono i holomua kākou