E Mau Alvin Isaacs, Jr.
(Centerpiece discourse by Martha Webb-Costa and Owana Salazar) E Mau ko kakou lahui e ho`omau
E Mau ko kakou `olelo e ho`omau
E Mau ka hana pono o ka lahui
E Mau ke ea o ka `aina i ka pono | | Perpetuate our people, assure we endure
Perpetuate our language, assure its life forever
Perpetuate right-living among the nation
Perpetuate the sovereignty of this land in righteousness | | | Perpetuate our people assure we endure…perpetuate our language…life forever…
What is right…steadfast is our love for our country…what is right
Inspire righteousness let it grow…heal life's breath…what is right
Save the beauty of the land…let it live
Perpetuate the sovereignty of our land…what is right must be done | | | Ho`oulu ka pono o ka `aina e ho`ulu
Ho`ola ka nani o ka `aina e ho`ola
Ho`ola la ho`oulu la ho`ola ha
E Mau ke ea o ka `aina i ka pono | | Inspire righteousness in the land, let it flourish
Save the beauty of the land, heal our land
Let it live, let it flourish, heal life's breath
Perpetuate the sovereignty of our land;
What is right must be done | |
