Haʻaheo i ka nani
A he nani maoli nō
He pua mokihana
ʻAʻala onaona ia hanu

He pua haku ʻia
Me ka maile lauliʻiliʻi
Wili ʻia me ke aloha
Me ke aloha poina ʻole

Hui:
Mahalo nō iā ʻoe
Iā ʻoe e kuʻu hoa aloha
Aloha nō ʻo Kauaʻi
Kauaʻi o Kalanipō.

Puana ʻia mai
No kuʻu lei aloha.
He pua mokihana
ʻAʻala onaona ia hanu

Proud of it's beauty
A beauty unsurpassed
The mokihana flower
A sweet fragrant flower

A flower woven into a lei
Twined with the small leaf maile
Woven with love
A love that will never be forgotten

Chorus:
Blessing to you
To you my dear friend
Kauaʻi is loved and cherished
Kauaʻi, the land of Kalanipō

Tell the refrain
This lei is for you, my love
The mokihana flower
A sweet fragrant flower