Ka Wehena: E Ho‘omalu o Hawai‘i Nei

E Ho‘omalu o Hawai‘i Nei

…Blessings of Hawai‘i

…Na Kumu Keala Ching…

E ho’ōla mai ka honua ala
…Heal the earth

…E ola hou ka ‘ike kupuna
…Revive the ancient knowledge

…E ho’omana’o ka ‘oia’i’o pono’ī
…Remember the righteous truth

…E maluhia ke ola kanaka
…Peace amongst the living

…E kālele ke ala pono
…Faith upon the righteous path

…E mana’olana ke alaka’i
…Hope for the leaders

…E ahonui ke ala hou
…Patience towards a new beginning

…E ‘ālohilohi ke aloha
…Brightness of aloha

…E lōkahi ka lāhui like’ole
…Unite all nations

…E ‘uhola ke kapa ho’omalu
…Unfold the blanket of peace

…E ho’omalu o Hawaii nei
…Blessings of Hawai’i

…E ola
…Let it live!

…Nui ho’i ke aloha o Hawai’i nei i kau a’ela ma luna o ka honua ala.  ka ho’ōla ‘ana o ka honua, ho’omaka i ke kino kanaka—mālama ho’i ke kanaka, mālama ho’i ka honua. Eō maila ka ‘ike kūpuna—‘ike i ka hana, hana i ka ‘ike. He aha lā ka ‘oia’i’o pono’ī—aloha aku, aloha mai ‘oia nō!  I ka maluhia ‘ana o ke ola kanaka—aloha kekahi i kekahi, eia ala!  Kālele iho nō i ka ‘ike i mua ou—‘ike aku, ‘ike mai—aia ka hana kūpono i mua iho nō!  Aia ke alaka’i i ke aloha—pono ke alaka’i, alaka’i aku i ka pono. E ahonui ho’i ke ala hou—nānā aku, nānā mai i ke ala au e ‘ike nei. ‘O ke aloha ka mea i ho’ōla ai—‘ālohilohi iho nei, ‘ālohilohi a’e ala. ‘O ka pilina nō ka lāhui like’ole—lōkahi maila ke aloha i ka hana i maopōpō me ka hō’ihi ala. Eia ho’i ke kapa ho’omalu i ‘uhola aku ai. ‘O ka maluhia ka mea i hana pono ai a na Hawai’i i alaka’i iho nō. E ola ka maluhia!

…Compassionate indeed is Hawai’i, shared and placed upon the earth. To heal the earth, we must begin with ourselves—care for the people, care for the earth. Rejoice indeed in the ancestral knowledge—this knowledge is in the work, work towards the knowledge. What is the righteous truth—give compassion, compassion is returned, and it is! Peace amongst the living—love one another, here it is! To have faith in the knowledge before you—shared knowledge, given knowledge—righteousness is here before you. A compassionate leader—a righteous leader—leads in righteousness. Patience upon our new beginning—observe and be observed in the path you are familiar with. Compassion is what brings healing—brightness from within to be shared forward. A united nation—united in compassion, done with respectful understanding of each other. There is a blanket of peace unveiled before us. Peace is the righteous work and Hawai’i is the leader. Peace lives!

Tolerance is the thread of our people. Queen Lili’uokalani modeled the gift of forgiveness, compasssion and tolerance, in order to live in peace and survive as a nation gifted with tolerance and love. Understanding each other brings a path of healing; healing is needed to unite the nations—Aloha!

Contact Kumu Keala Ching: kumukeala@nawaiiwiola.org