aloha Chant - Pîlahi Pâkî

 

Akahai e na Hawai'i

Lokahi aku like

'Olu'olu kamana'o

Ha'aha'a kou kulana

'Ahonui a lanakila.

 

Akahai, meaning kindness to be expressed with tenderness;

Lôkahi, meaning unity, to be expressed with harmony; `

Olu`olu, meaning agreeable, to be expressed with pleasantness;

Ha`aha`a, meaning humility, to be expressed with modesty;

Ahonui, meaning patience, to be expressed with perseverance.

 

Gem of the Pacific.

My heart I give to you.

We'll wear your lei of truth.

Spirit of Hawaii, aloha.