e (All): e E maila au hiti ‘ama pae ka i ë, ua

(Leader): E ka aku I pae Ia ‘ama

(All): ke I kã

(Leader): ka I hoe

HökUle’a for Hokü, HOkUIe”a, HOkU, For (All): ka I hoe

she Hawai’i back sails And to laLlhoe E ka ke i mal kã (Leader): wa’a

Tahiti to down the sea Across (All): hiti ALl e Lia e

her guide glow back straight to stars And that ‘A’ohe e wa’a nui pulu, ë

HokUle’a HOkO, For e Ho’okele Ia wa’a ‘mo

strong and Feelings, so deep (Leader): e kai i ka Hele ke wa’a ë

free sail see we her to are proud And e (All): Aue, hiti cia

the wind with sails she Pride Hawai’i’s (Leader): e e, e Auë, cia ‘o ua hiti HökUIe’a hiti

By Aikau Eddie ‘ia Haku Case na Pua

UA HITI AUE HAWAII’S E PRIDE IA WA'A NUI MALAMA HONUA WELO I KA Nl'O

Traditional I Mary Kawena Pukui Collection Manu Boyd, May 2017

This ancient pule wa'a or canoe prayer was revived for the HokOle'aHokale'a kau lua is i doublyka hano esteemed 1975 maiden voyage launch of Hokule'a at Kualoa, and The Earth-circling adornment of Hawai'i has become well-known among the 'ohana wa'a. Ten lines Ka wewehi lei ka'apuni honua are usually chanted three times. Then, line 11 releases the We cheer with great thanks for your safe return kapu with the pre-Christian pule ending, '"Amama, ua Nu'a ka mahalo i ka pae palekana noa!" la wa'a nui That large canoe Me ko poki'iTogether Hikianalia with your seafaring companion, Hikianalia la wa'a kioloa That long canoe la wa'a peleleu That broad canoe Kau ka Lovinglyhali'a i ke recalled kilepalepa are the masts' feather streamers A lele mamala Let the chips fly KuhikuhiThat ana gave i ke you ala directiono ka pono toward fair ocean paths Amanu o uka The bird of the upland The ancestors and descendants are upright with pride A manu o kai The bird of the lowland Ua pono na kopuna me na mamo 'I 'iwi polena The red Hawaiian Your gifts of aloha have inspired world unity Honeycreeper Ho'oku'ikahi ke aloha i ke ao Akau ka hoku The stars hang above Ua ao maiThe neieight Na seas Kai of'Ewalu Hawai' i are enlightened once more Akau i ka malama The ,noon, too Malama Honua, world wide voyage of excellence! A pae i kula And land ashore Malama Honua welo i ka ni'o! 'Amama, ua noa! The prayer is finished, the kapu is lifted�