"Hawaiʻi Aloha," also called "Kuʻu One Hanau," is a revered anthem of the native Hawaiian people and Hawaiʻi residents alike. Written by the Reverend Lorenzo Lyons, (1807-1886), also known as Makua Laiana, a Christian minister who died in 1886, to an old hymn, "I Left It All With Jesus," composed by James McGranahan (1840-1907), "Hawai‘i Aloha" was considered by the Hawaiʻi State Legislature in 1967 and by the Hawaiʻi State Constitutional Convention in 1978 to become the official state song, but "Hawaiʻi Pono‘ī," written by King David Kalākaua and composed by Royal Hawaiian Band Master Henri Berger, was chosen instead.
"Hawaiʻi Aloha" is typically sung in both small and large, formal and informal gatherings, both in Hawaiʻi and abroad, while participants stand in a circle with joined hands. It is a feature of the inauguration of the Governor of Hawaiʻi (called Ke Kiaʻaina), and the opening sessions of the Hawai‘i State House of Representatives and Hawaiʻi State Senate. Traditionally, the last chorus is sung with hands raised above heads; the act of raising hands is especially important to advocates of the Hawaiian sovereignty movement.
E Hawaiʻi e kuʻu one hānau e Kuʻu home kulaīwi nei ʻOli nō au i nā pono lani ou E Hawaiʻi, aloha ē
O Hawaiʻi, O sands of my birth
My native home
I rejoice in the blessings of heaven
O Hawaiʻi, aloha.
Hui: E hauʻoli e nā ʻōpio o Hawaiʻi nei ʻOli ē! ʻOli ē! Mai nā aheahe makani e pā mai nei Mau ke aloha, no Hawaiʻi
Chorus:
Happy youth of Hawaiʻi
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Gentle breezes blow
Love always for Hawaiʻi.
E haʻi mai kou mau kini lani e Kou mau kupa aloha, e Hawaiʻi Nā mea ʻōlino kamahaʻo no luna mai E Hawaiʻi aloha ē
(hui)
May your divine throngs speak
Your loving people, O Hawaiʻi
The holy light from above
O Hawaiʻi, aloha. (chorus)
Nā ke Akua e mālama mai iā ʻoe Kou mau kualono aloha nei Kou mau kahawai ʻōlinolino mau Kou mau māla pua nani ē
(hui)
God protects you
Your beloved ridges
Your ever glistening streams
Your beautiful flower gardens. (chorus)
Listen to an excerpt: (The Rose Ensemble) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS3DcFwPsac
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Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame
Patrons
Kalākaua
Leleiohoku II
Likelike
Liliʻuokalani
1995
Alfred Apaka
Helen Desha Beamer
Henri Berger
Sol K. Bright Sr.
Keaulumoku
Joseph Kekuku
Charles E. King
Lena Machado
Mary Kawena Pukui
Victoria K. I`i Rodrigues
1996
Albert "Sonny" Cunha
Sol Hoʻopiʻi
Alvin Kaleolani Isaacs
Haunani Kahalewai
Mekia Kealakaʻi
1998
John Kameaaloha Almeida
Irmgard Farden Aluli
Robert Alexander Anderson
Bina Mossman
David Nape
Songs honored: Hawaii Aloha, Ua Like No A Like, Kaulana Na Pua, Makalapua and Na Ali`i
1999
The Royal Hawaiian Band
2000
Maddy Lam
Hawaiian Chanters: Keaulumoku, Ka`opulupulu, Kapoukahi, Kapihe and Hewahewa
2001
Haili Church Choir
Genoa Keawe
2002
Ray Kinney
Gabby Pahinui
Songs honored: Alika, Kalama'ula, Wehiwehi 'Oe
2003
Kamehameha Schools
2004
Kahauanu Lake
Kawaiahaʻo Church
2005
Alfred Alohikea
Kahauanu Lake Trio
Bill Ali'iloa Lincoln
Henry W. Waia`u
2006
Mahi Beamer
The Brothers Cazimero
Charles K.L. Davis
Linda Dela Cruz
Nina Keali`iwahamana
Emma Veary
2007
Bill Ka'iwa
Jesse Kalima
Eddie Kamae
Donald McDiarmid Sr.
Peter Moon
Marlene Sai
John Pi'ilani Watkins
2008
Joseph Ae'a
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Kahau Kauanui Alohikea
Anuhea Audrey Brown
Thomas Kihei Desha Brown
Alice Angeline Johnson
John Keola Lake
Albert Po'ai Nahale-a Sr.
Leo Nahenahe Singers
Palani Vaughan
James Kaʻupena Wong
2009
Hui Ohana
Thomas Sylvester Kalama
Dennis Kamakahi
Ma'iki Aiu Lake
Kui Lee
2010
Pat Namaka Bacon
Andy Cummings
Ernest Kaʻai
Richard Kauhi Quartet
Keali'i Reichel
2011
Joseph Ilalaole
Benny Kalama
Sam Li'a Kalainaina
Akoni Mika
Alice Namakelua
Olomana
James Pihanui Kuluwaimaka Palea
2012
Ka Leo Hawai‘i
George Kainapau
Makaha Sons of Ni'ihau
George Na'ope
Harry Owens
Song honored: Hawaii Ponoi
2013
Kamaka Hawaii, Inc. (ukulele maker)
Matthew H. Kane
Iolani Luahine
Napua Stevens
Don Ho
2014
Hawaii Calls
Sonny Chillingworth
Edith Kawelohea McKinzie
Puakea Nogelmeier
Beverly Noa
Lani Custino
2015
Lokalia Montgomery
Lei Collins
Halekulani Girls (Alice Fredlund, Sybil Bright Andrews, Linda Dela Cruz)
Jerry Byrd
Darrell Lupenui
Thaddius Wilson
O'Brian Eselu
2016
Johnny Noble
Jean “Kini” Sullivan
John Kaimikaua
Mamo Howell
Danny Kaleikini
2017
Richard “Babe” Bell
The Isaacs ‘Ohana
The Kanaka’ole ‘Ohana
Krash Kealoha
Jacqueline "Skylark" Rossetti
Kimo Kahoano
Karen Keawehawai’i
Melveen Leed
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
2018
Beamer ‘Ohana (Nona, Keola, Kapono)
Bray ‘Ohana (Daddy and Lydia Bray)
Ho‘opi‘i Brothers (Richard and Solomon)
Kahananui ‘Ohana (Dorothy Kahananui and Dorothy Gillett)
Saichi Kawahara
Literary award:He Mele Aloha: A Hawaiian Songbook (Vicky Hollinger, Kimo Hussey, Puakea Nogelmeier, Carol Wilcox), The Queen’s Songbook (Dorothy Kahananui Gillett, Barbara Smith and Hui Hanai)
2019
Pua Haʻaheo
Marta Hohu
Leila Hohu Kiaha
David “Feet” Rogers
Harry B. Soria Jr.
Kauʻi Zuttermeister
Hawaiian Room musicians from the Lexington Hotel, NYC
2020
Paused due to the global pandemic
2021
Jules Ah See
2022
Jules Ah See
Kihei de Silva
Mapuana de Silva
Kawaikapuokalani Hewitt
David Kalama
Makua Laiana
Lorenzo Lyons
Mary P. Robins
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