Hawaii ponoi Nana i kou, moi
Kalani Alii, ke Alii.
Makua lani e Kamehameha e
Na kaua e pale Me ka i he.
Translation:
Hawaii's own true sons, be loyal to your chief
Your country's liege and lord, the Alii.1
Father above us all, Kamehameha2
Who guarded in the war with his ihe.3
1. Alii (ah-lee-ee): Sovereign
2. Kamehameha (Kah-may'-ha-may'-ha): King who first unified
the islands.
3. Ihe (ee-hay): Spear