Na Lei O Hawaiʻi - Song of The Islands - Words & music by Charles E. King Click Title to Access Melody
Nani Hawaiʻi ka moku o Keawe Lei haʻaheo i ka lehua A me ka maile aʻo Panaewa Kilakila ʻo Maui lā iā Haleakalā Ua kapu roselani A noʻu hoʻokahi wale nō ʻOhuʻohu Oʻahu i ka ʻilima He kohu manu ʻōʻō Hulu melemele o ke kuahiwi Lei Kauaʻi i ka mokihana Lauaʻe o Makana O kaʻu aloha nō ia Kaulana Molokaʻi i ka ulu kukui O Lanikāula A me ka wailele aʻo Moaʻula ʻO Niʻihau, Kahoʻolawe, Lānaʻi Hoʻoheno me ka pūpū Ka hinahina me ke kaunaʻoa Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana Na lei o Hawaiʻi Na lei o Hawaiʻi e ō mai	Charles E. King	Beautiful Hawaiʻi, island of Keawe Proud of its lei of lehua And the maile of Panaewa Grand is Maui with Haleakalā The sacred rose Is for you alone Oʻahu wears the ʻilima lei with pride and grace As beautiful as the manu ʻōʻō The yellow birds of the mountains Kauaʻi's lei is the mokihana Lauaʻe of Makana The admiration of my heart Famous is Molokaʻi preserved by the kukui Of Lanikāula And the waterfall of Moaʻula Niʻihau, Kahoʻolawe and Lānaʻi Cherish their leis of pūpū shells The hinahina and kaunaʻoa Tell the refrain of The leis of Hawaiʻi The leis that honor Hawaiʻi
Source: King's Blue Book of Hawaiian Melodies - Hawaiʻi is represented by the color red and the lehua flower. Moku o Keawe was a high chief of the island of Hawaiʻi, often called the Big island. Panaewa is a forest in the Hilo district. Mauiʻs color is pink and its flower is the roselani or lokelani. Haleakalā (House of the sun) is the volcano on Maui. Yellow is the color for Oʻahu and ʻilima is its flower. Kauaʻi's symbol is the color purple and the mokihana flower/berry. Makana, a land district in Kauaʻi was renowned for the fragrant lauaʻe fern. Green is the color for Molokaʻi and the kukui is its flower. Lanikāula's spirit (the famous prophet of Molokaʻi) was preserved in the kukuʻi trees of his grove. Moaʻula is a waterfall in Hālawa Valley on the east end. Lānaʻi's color is orange and flower is kaunaʻoa. Representing Niʻihau is the color white and the pūpū shell. Kahoʻolawe's color is gray and its flower is hinahina. © 1942 Chas. King, transferred 1944 to Edward Marks Music Corp.