Hawaii ponoi

Hawai‘i pono‘ī Listen to Hawai‘i pono‘ī ▶(?) is the state song and former national anthem of Hawai‘i. The words were written in 1874 by King David Kalākaua with music composed by Captain Henri Berger, then the king's royal bandmaster. Hawai‘i pono‘ī was the national anthem of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i and the adopted song of the Territory of Hawai‘i before becoming the state symbol by an act of the Hawai‘i State Legislature in 1967. The melody is reminiscent of God Save the Queen and the Prussian hymn, Heil Dir Im Siegerkranz.

Hawai‘i pono‘ī Nānā i kou mō‘ī Ka lani Ali‘i, Ke Ali‘i	Hawai‘i's own true sons Be loyal to your chief Your country's liege and lord The chief
Hui: Makua lani ē Kamehameha ē Nā kaua e pale Me ka ihe	Chorus: Father above us all Kamehameha We shall defend in war With spears
Hawai‘i pono‘ī Nānā i nā ali‘i Nā pua muli kou Nā pōki‘i (hui)	Hawai‘i's own true sons Look to your chiefs Those chiefs of younger birth Younger descent (chorus)
Hawai‘i pono‘ī E ka lāhui e ‘O kāu hana nui E u‘i ē (hui)	Hawai‘i's own true sons People of loyal heart The only duty lies List and abide (chorus)

Resources

Huapala ~ Hawaiian Music and Hula Archives ~ recording of melody available at website