Hawaii ponoi

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

Hawaiʻi ponoʻī Nānā i kou mōʻī Ka lani aliʻi, Ke aliʻi	Hawaiʻi'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
Hawaiʻi ponoʻī Nānā i nā aliʻi Nā pua muli kou Nā pōkiʻi     (hui)	Hawaiʻi's own true sons Look to your chiefs Those chiefs of younger birth Younger descent     (chorus)
Hawaiʻi ponoʻī E ka lāhui e ʻO kāu hana nui E uʻi ē     (hui)	Hawaiʻi's own true sons People of loyal heart The only duty lies List and abide     (chorus)

[edit] Resources

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