Stand Tall my Hawai‘i - Kū‘u ha‘aheo e ku‘u Hawai‘i - by Kumu Hina Wong-Kalu

As the world trembles in the wake of the American elections, it's time to follow and join the example of Hawaiians, and indigenous nations across time, to Stand Tall, Be Fearless and Steadfast, Paddle on in Our Pursuits of Justice, Until our Dignity and Independence is Restored! A performance during the 2016 Kamehameha Schools Song Contest of Kumu Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's composition "KŪ HA’AHEO E KU’U HAWAI’I - Stand tall my Hawai‘i." Kumu Hina is a Native Hawaiian teacher, composer, media maker, and cultural director of the Lei Pus Ala Queer Histories of Hawai'i project. LYRICS Kaiko’o ka moana kā i lana nei Hawai'i The sea of Hawai'i surges in turmoil Nāueue a hālulu ka honua a Haumea The earth of Haumea rumbles and shakes Nākulukulu e ka lani ki’eki’e kau mai i luna The highest of heavens shudder up above Auē ke aloha ‘ole a ka malihini Alas! Woeful indeed are the heartless foreigners ============================================== Kū ha’aheo e ku’u Hawai’i Stand tall my Hawai’i Mamaka kaua o ku’u ‘āina Band of warriors of my land ‘O ke ehu kakahiaka o nā ‘ōiwi o Hawai’i nei The new dawn for our people of Hawai’i is upon us No ku’u lahui e hā’awi pau a i ola mau For my nation I give my all so that our legacy lives on ============================================== Auhea wale ‘oukou pū’ali koa o Keawe Where are you soldiers of Keawe Me ko Kamalālāwalu la me Kākuhihewa Along with those of Maui and O'ahu Alu mai pualu mai me ko Manokalanipō Unite, join together with those of Kaua'i Ka’i mai ana me nā kama a Kahelelani Marching alongside the descendants of Ni'iahu ============================================== E nāue imua e nā poki’i a e inu wai ‘awa’awa Move forward young ones and drink of the bitter waters E wiwo’ole a ho’okūpa’a ‘a’ohe hope e ho’i mai ai Be fearless, steadfast for there is no turning back A na’i wale nō kākou kaukoe mau i ke ala Let’s press onward straight on the path of victory Auē ke aloha ‘ole a ka malihini Alas! Woeful are the heartless foreigners! ============================================== E lei mau i lei mau kākou e nā mamo aloha Be honored always oh beloved descendants of the land I lei wehi ‘a’ali’i wehi nani o ku’u ‘āina Let us wear the honored ‘a'ali'i of our beloved land Hoe a mau hoe a mau no ka pono sivila Paddle on in our pursuits of civil justice A ho’iho’i hou ‘ia mai ke kū’oko’a Until our dignity and independence is restored