Hawaii Aloha

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:More citations needed "HawaiTemplate:Okinai Aloha," also called "KuTemplate:Okinau One Hanau," is a revered anthem of the native Hawaiian people and [[Hawaii|HawaiTemplate:Okinai]] residents alike. Written by the Reverend Lorenzo Lyons, (1807–1886), also known as Makua Laiana, a Christian minister who died in 1886, to an old hymn, "I Left It All With Jesus," composed by James McGranahan (1840–1907), "Hawai‘i Aloha" was considered by the [[Hawaii State Legislature|HawaiTemplate:Okinai State Legislature]] in 1967 and by the [[1978 Hawaii State Constitutional Convention|HawaiTemplate:Okinai State Constitutional Convention]] in 1978 to become the official state song, but "[[Hawai'i pono'i|HawaiTemplate:Okinai Pono‘ī]]," written by King David Kalākaua and composed by Royal Hawaiian Band Master Henri Berger, was chosen instead.

"HawaiTemplate:Okinai Aloha" is typically sung in both small and large, formal and informal gatherings, both in HawaiTemplate:Okinai and abroad, while participants stand in a circle with joined hands. It is a feature of the inauguration of the [[Governor of Hawaii|Governor of HawaiTemplate:Okinai]] (called Ke KiaTemplate:Okinaaina), and the opening sessions of the Hawai‘i State House of Representatives and [[Hawaii State Senate|HawaiTemplate:Okinai State Senate]]. Traditionally, the last chorus is sung with hands raised above heads; the act of raising hands is especially important to advocates of the Hawaiian sovereignty movement.

E HawaiTemplate:Okinai e kuTemplate:Okinau one hānau e KuTemplate:Okinau home kulaīwi nei Template:OkinaOli nō au i nā pono lani ou E HawaiTemplate:Okinai, aloha ē	O HawaiTemplate:Okinai, O sands of my birth My native home I rejoice in the blessings of heaven O HawaiTemplate:Okinai, aloha.
Hui: E hauTemplate:Okinaoli e nā Template:Okinaōpio o HawaiTemplate:Okinai nei Template:OkinaOli ē! Template:OkinaOli ē! Mai nā aheahe makani e pā mai nei Mau ke aloha, no HawaiTemplate:Okinai	Chorus: Happy youth of HawaiTemplate:Okinai Rejoice! Rejoice! Gentle breezes blow Love always for HawaiTemplate:Okinai.
E haTemplate:Okinai mai kou mau kini lani e Kou mau kupa aloha, e HawaiTemplate:Okinai Nā mea Template:Okinaōlino kamahaTemplate:Okinao no luna mai E HawaiTemplate:Okinai aloha ē (hui)	May your divine throngs speak Your loving people, O HawaiTemplate:Okinai The holy light from above O HawaiTemplate:Okinai, aloha. (chorus)
Nā ke Akua e mālama mai iā Template:Okinaoe Kou mau kualono aloha nei Kou mau kahawai Template:Okinaōlinolino mau Kou mau māla pua nani ē (hui)	God protects you Your beloved ridges Your ever glistening streams Your beautiful flower gardens. (chorus)

Notable performances

"HawaiTemplate:Okinai Aloha" was sung by the Kamehameha Boys' Concert Glee Club at the 1968 funeral services for Duke Kahanamoku.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref> The arrangement included nose flute, chanting, and organ accompaniment.<ref name=":0" />