Kū Haʻaheo: Pae ʻĀina Hawaiʻi

Kū Haʻaheo: Pae ʻĀina Hawaiʻi

“Kū Haʻaheo e Kuʻu Hawaiʻi,” the galvanizing mele aloha ʻāina of our time, has reached over one million aloha ʻāina around the world. The iconic music video, featuring some of Hawaiʻi’s most celebrated artists in 2019, contributed to a larger kāhea, calling our lāhui to unify in aloha ʻāina.

A year later, we invite you to join us for the premiere of “Kū Haʻaheo: Pae ʻĀina Hawaiʻi”, a new music video by ʻŌiwiTV and Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī Coalition, commemorating the collective response of our lāhui aloha ʻāina.

Watch the 2019 Music video here.

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Lyrics & Translation:

Kū Haʻaheo E Kuʻu Hawaiʻi
by Hinaleimoana Wong

Kaiko’o ka moana kā i lana nei Hawai’i
Nāueue a hālulu ka honua a Haumea
Nākulukulu e ka lani ki’eki’e kau mai i luna
Auē ke aloha ‘ole a ka malihini

*Ho’ōho:
Kū ha’aheo e ku’u Hawai’i
Mamaka kaua o ku’u ‘āina
‘O ke ehu kakahiaka o nā ‘ōiwi o Hawai’i nei
No ku’u lahui e hā’awi pau a i ola mau

Auhea wale ‘oukou pū’ali koa o Keawe
Me ko Kamalālāwalu la me Kākuhihewa
‘Alu mai pualu mai me ko Manokalanipō
Ka’i mai ana me nā kama a Kahelelani

E nāue imua e nā poki’i a e inu wai ‘awa’awa
E wiwo’ole a ho’okūpa’a ‘a’ohe hope e ho’i mai ai
A na’i wale nō kākou kaukoe mau i ke ala
Auē ke aloha ‘ole a ka malihini

E lei mau i lei mau kākou e nā mamo aloha
I lei wehi ‘a’ali’i wehi nani o ku’u ‘āina
Hoe a mau hoe a mau no ka pono sivila
A ho’iho’i hou ‘ia mai ke kū’oko’a

Translation
The sea of Hawai’i surges in turmoil
The earth of Haumea rumbles and shakes
The highest heavens shudder up above
Alas! Woeful indeed are the heartless foreigners

*Chorus:
Stand tall my Hawai’i
Band of warriors of my land
The new dawn for our people of Hawai’i is upon us
For my nation I give my all so that our legacy lives on

Where are you soldiers of Keawe
Along with those of Maui and O’ahu
Unite, join together with those of Kaua’i
Marching alongside the descendants of Ni’ihau

Move forward young ones and drink of the bitter waters
Be fearless, steadfast for there is no turning back
Let’s press onward straight on the path of victory
Alas! Woeful are the heartless foreigners!

Be honored always oh beloved descendants of the land
Let us wear the honored ‘a’ali’i of our beloved land
Paddle on in our pursuit of civil justice
Until our dignity and independence is restored

Executive Producers
Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī Coalition
ʻŌiwi TV

Producers
Zachary Lum
Nāʻālehu Anthony
Leimaile Barrett

Editor
Maui Tauotaha

Assistant Editor
Jason Patterson

Video Courtesy of
Mikey Inouye
Valen Ahlo
Prime Footage
Chelsie Machado
4 Miles LLC.
Jaxon Communications
Kaipo Kiʻaha
Kanaiʻa Nakamura
Ryan “Gonzo” Gonzalez
James Hall
Kainoa Keanaaina
Matt Yamashita
Chris Kahunahana
Matt Heirakuji
Mark Holladay Lee
Kaliko Maii
Daniel Emhoff
Easton Tanimoto
Nāʻālehu Anthony
Bryson Hoe
Jason Patterson
Maui Tauotaha
Justyn Ah Chong
Kamakaniokaʻāina Paikai
Erin Lau
Leimaile Barrett
“Kū Haʻaheo” Music
Executive Producer: Kanaeokana
Project Manager: Chad Takatsugi
Music Producer: Zachary Lum
Audio Engineer: Michael Grande

Solos
Hinaleimoana Wong
Lehua Kalima
Manu Boyd
Robert Uluwehi Cazimero
Starr Kalāhiki
Josh Tatofi
Robi Kahakalau
Keao Costa
Hōkū Zuttermeister
Chad Takatsugi
Natalie Ai Kamauu
ʻIolani Kamauu
Snowbird Bento
Del Beazley
Amy Hānaialiʻi
Kealiʻi Reichel

Chorus
Keawe Lopes
Moon Kauakahi
Horace Dudoit
Matt Sproat
Mele Apana
Shannon Scott
Tracie Lopes
Kapalaiʻula de Silva
Kalena DeLima
Kanaiʻa Nakamura
Ānuenue Pūnua
Piʻikea Lopes
Kaʻōnohi Lopes
Glen Smith
David Kamakahi
Keliʻi Kotubetey
Kale Hannahs
Halehaku Seabury-Akaka
Kamalei “Bubba” Kawaʻa
Nani Dudoit
Zachary Lum

Mahalo nui to all our sponsors and partners for Hawaiian History Month: Kamehameha Schools, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Iolani Palace, Kanaeokana, ʻŌiwi TV, Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, Liliuokalani Trust, Native Books/ Na Mea Hawaii, #PuuhonuaSociety, Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge, #DepartmentofNativeHawaiianHealth at John A. Burns School of Medicine, Papa Ola Lokahi, Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus “HYOC”, Kāhuli Leo Leʻa, Mana Maoli, #PamOmidyar, #NoaWebsterAluliFoundation, Mana Maoli, Indigenous Portal, Mana I Ka Leo, Native Hawaiian Student Services – UH Mānoa, Puʻuhonua o Puʻuhuluhulu, Historic Hawaiʻi Foundation.