Ê hawai`i, ê ku`u one hânau ê,
o hawai`i, o my sands-birth,
ku`u home kulâiwi nei.
my home, native homeland here.
`oli nô au i nâ pono lani ê.
rejoicing indeed i (am) in the heavenly goodnesses.
Ê hawai`i, aloha ê!
o hawai'i , greetings of love!
hui: chorus
e hau`oli e nâ `ôpio (o) hawai`i nei.
be happy o the youths of hawai`i here.
`oli ê! `oli ê!
rejoice! rejoice!
mai nâ aheahe makani e pâ mai nei,
from the gentle winds blowing here,
mau ke aloha no hawai`i.
always the love for hawai`i.
