Attend almost any Hawaiian Luau, and you will likely experience the
hauntingly beautiful  Hawai'i Aloha before the evening ends. Hawai‘i
Aloha, also called Ku‘u One Hanau, is a revered anthem of the native
Hawaiian people and Hawai‘i residents alike. Written by Lorenzo Lyons,
a Christian minister who died in 1886, Hawai‘i Aloha was considered
by the Hawai‘i State Legislature in 1967 and by the Hawai‘i State
Constitutional Convention in 1978 to become the official state song.

Hawai‘i Aloha is typically sung in both small and large, formal and
informal gatherings in Hawai‘i while standing in a circle with joined
hands. It is considered a vital feature at the inauguration of the Governor
of Hawai‘i, and the opening sessions of the Hawai‘i State House of
Representatives and Hawai‘i State Senate. Traditionally, the last
verse and chorus is sung with all hands raised above heads. The act
of raising hands is most especially important to advocates of the
Hawaiian sovereignty movement. 

E Hawai‘i e ku‘u one hānau e
Ku‘u home kulaīwi nei
‘Oli nō au i nā pono lani ou
E Hawai‘i, aloha ē

O Hawai‘i, O sands of my birth
My native home
I rejoice in the blessings of heaven
O Hawai‘i, aloha.

   Hui:
E hau‘oli nā ‘ōpio o Hawai‘i nei
‘Oli ē! ‘Oli ē!
Mai nā aheahe makani e pā mai nei
Mau ke aloha, no Hawai‘i

   Chorus:
Happy youth of Hawai‘i
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Gentle breezes blow
Love always for Hawai‘i.

E ha‘i mai kou mau kini lani e
Kou mau kupa aloha, e Hawai‘i
Nā mea ‘ōlino kamaha‘o no luna mai     
E Hawai‘i aloha ē
   (hui)

May your divine throngs speak
Your loving people, O Hawai‘i
The holy light from above
O Hawai‘i, aloha.
   (chorus)

Nā ke Akua e mālama mai iā ‘oe
Kou mau kualona aloha nei
Kou mau kahawai ‘ōlinolino mau
Kou mau māla pua nani ē
   (hui)

God protects you
Your beloved ridges
Your ever glistening streams
Your beautiful flower gardens.
   (chorus)