Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī

"Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī" ("Hawaii's Own") is the anthem of the U.S. state of Hawaii. It previously served as the national anthem of the independent Hawaiian Kingdom during the late 19th century, and has continued to be Hawaii's official anthem ever since annexation by the United States in 1898.

Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī

English: Hawaii's Own
anthem of Hawaii
Lyrics	King David Kalākaua, 1874
Music	Captain Henri Berger
Adopted	1967; 57 years ago (1967)
Audio sample
Hawaiʻi ponoʻī file help

History

King Kalākaua, Hawaii's penultimate monarch and the author of the song's lyrics.

The words were written in 1874 by King David Kalākaua with music composed by Captain Henri Berger, then the king's royal bandmaster. "Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī" is one of the national anthems of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi and also was the national anthem of the Republic of Hawaiʻi.

It was adopted as the national anthem in 1876,^[1] replacing Liliʻuokalani's composition "He Mele Lāhui Hawaiʻi". It was the adopted song of the Territory of Hawaiʻi before becoming the state symbol by an act of the Hawaiʻi State Legislature in 1967. The melody is reminiscent of "God Save the King" and the Prussian anthem "Heil dir im Siegerkranz".^[2] "Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī" is commonly sung at sporting events in Hawaii, immediately after the U.S. national anthem.^{[citation needed]} It is sung at many local schools and Local Service Organization Meetings and Events.

In the Hawaiian language, "Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī" means "Hawaiʻi's Own".

Lyrics

Hawaiian original	IPA transcription[lower-alpha 1]	English translation
Hawaiʻi ponoʻī Nānā i kou mōʻī Ka lani aliʻi Ke aliʻi. Hui: Makua lani ē, Kamehameha ē, Na kāua e pale Me ka ihe. Hawaiʻi ponoʻī Nānā i nā aliʻi Nā pua muli kou[lower-alpha 2] Nā pōkiʻi. Hui Hawaiʻi ponoʻī E ka lāhui ē ʻO kāu hana nui E ui ē. Hui	[hə.ˈʋɐj.ʔi po.no.ˈʔiː] [naː.ˈnaː i ˈkow moː.ˈʔiː] [kə ˈlɐ.ni ə.ˈli.ʔi] [ke ə.ˈli.ʔi] [ˈhu.wi] [mə.ˈku.wə ˈlɐ.ni eː] [kə.me.hə.ˈmɛ.hə eː] [nə ˈkaː.wə e ˈpɐ.le] [me kə ˈi.he] [hə.ˈʋɐj.ʔi po.no.ˈʔiː] [naː.ˈnaː i naː ə.ˈli.ʔi] [naː ˈpu.wə ˈmu.li ˈkow] [naː poː.ˈti.ʔi] [ˈhu.wi] [hə.ˈʋɐj.ʔi po.no.ˈʔiː] [e kə laː.ˈhu.wi eː] [ʔo ˈkaː.wu ˈhɐ.nə ˈn(u.)wi] [e ˈu.wi eː] [ˈhu.wi]	Hawaii's own, Loyal to thy king be. Thine only ruling chief, Thy liege and lord. Chorus: Royal father, Kamehameha. We shall defend, With the spear. Hawaii's own, Honor give to thy chiefs, Of kindred race are we, Younger descent. Chorus Hawaii's own, People of this our land, Duty calls fealty, Guide in the right. Chorus

Notes

1. See Help:IPA/Hawaiian and Hawaiian phonology.
2. Originally "Nā pua kou muli".^{[citation needed]}

References

1. Stevenson, Robert Louis; Jolly, Roslyn (2008). South Sea Tales. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 273. ISBN 978-0-19-953608-5. OCLC 1003039815.
2. The melody was based on the Prussian hymn originally titled "Heil Dir Im Siegerkranz". "Hawaiʻi ponoʻī". Archived from the original on 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2018-06-02.

Resources

• Huapala ~ Hawaiian Music and Hula Archives ~ recording of melody available at website

Preceded by He Mele Lahui Hawaii

National anthem of the Kingdom of Hawaii 1876-1893

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