Translation of the song lyrics Kana'i Aupuni - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

Kana'i Aupuni (original)

E hawai’i nui kua ui
E na hono a’o i’i lani
Oahu o ka kui hewa
Kauai o mano kalanipo
Kauai o mano kalanipo
E Hawai’i nui kua ui
E na hono a’o i’i lani
Oahu o ka kui hewa
Kauai o mano kalanipo
Kauai o mano kalanipo
E na iwa le no kou
I ku hono a holi pau
I ku hono o Hawai’i
E mau ke o’a ka aina i ka pono
E mau ke o’a ka aina i ka pono
I ho’o kahi ka’i ka Mana’o
I ho’o kahi ka’i ku wahi
I ho’o kahi ka’i ke aloha
E mau ke o’a ka aina i ka pono
E mau ke o’a ka aina i ka pono

Kana'i Aupuni (translation)

Thank you very much
Dear friends, learn from heaven
Oahu of the wrong nail
Kauai of sharks
Kauai of sharks
Hawaiʻi is very beautiful
Dear friends, learn from heaven
Oahu of the wrong nail
Kauai of sharks
Kauai of sharks
E na iwa le no kou
To stand still and wash
In the state of Hawaiʻi
May the land prosper in righteousness
May the land prosper in righteousness
Test the Mind
Try a parking spot
Let the train test love
May the land prosper in righteousness
May the land prosper in righteousness