He Inoa no Hōkūleʻa

A Name Chant for Hōkūleʻa
Na Kamuela Chun i haku ʻia, 11/10/96
(Composed by Kamuela Chun, 11/10/96;
Revised 6/23/98)

ʻO ka waʻa ʻo Hōkūleʻa, (The canoe Hōkūleʻa)
ua hanau i Hawaiʻi, (born in Hawaiʻi)
ua hoʻolaʻa i Hawaiʻi (blessed in Hawaiʻi)
Ua holo puni i na kai ʻewalu, (Traveled around the eight seas)
mai Hawaiʻi a i Kauaʻi, (from Hawaiʻi to Kauaʻi)
ua kukala e (heralded abroad)

Kaulana e ka holo a Hōkūleʻa (Famous are the voyages of Hōkūleʻa)
I ke kai loa (In the big seas)
I ke kai poko (In the small seas)
I ke kai ʻaleʻale o Kanaloa (In the rough seas of Kanaloa)
ʻO Kanaloa, Kanaloa e, (Kanaloa, Kanaloa)
Mai ke kai loa e (Returning from the far seas.)

Ke Kahi, Ka Hoʻala / The First Voyage, The Awakening

ʻO Honolua ma Maui a i Mataʻiva (Honolua, Maui to Mataʻiva)
ʻO Mataʻiva a i Tahiti (Mataʻiva to Tahiti)
ʻO Tahiti a i Taputapuatea ma Raʻiatea (Tahiti to Taputapuatea, Raʻiatea)
ʻO Raʻiatea a i Tahiti (Raʻiatea to Tahiti)
ʻO Tahiti hoʻi i Hawaiʻi e (Tahiti, returning to Hawaiʻi)

Kaulana e ka holo a Hōkūleʻa (Repeat Chorus)

Ka Lua, Ka ʻIno / The Second Voyage, The Storm (Tragedy)

ʻO Kanaloa ma ke ala i kahiki (Kanaloa, on the way to Tahiti)
ʻO ka hoa ʻAikau (The crew member ʻAikau)
ʻO ka nuʻanuʻa haki kakala a ka ʻino (The multitude of breaking waves of the storm)
Aloha ʻino e (Very sad)

Kaulana e ka holo a Hōkūleʻa (Repeat Chorus)

Ke Kolu, ʻO Nainoa / The Third Voyage, Nainoa

ʻO Hilo ma Hawaiʻi a i Papeʻete ma Tahiti (Hilo, Hawaiʻi to Papeʻete, Tahiti)
ʻO Papeʻete a i Tautira ma Tahiti (Papeʻete to Tautira, Tahiti)
ʻO Tahiti hoʻi i Hawaiʻi e (Tahiti, returning to Hawaiʻi)
ʻO Nainoa ka hoʻokele nui e (Nainoa, the great navigator)

Kaulana e ka holo a Hōkūleʻa (Repeat Chorus)

Ka Ha, Ka ʻIke Mua / The Fourth Voyage, The Rediscovery

ʻO Miloliʻi ma Hawaiʻi a i Tahiti (Miloliʻi, Hawaiʻi to Tahiti)
ʻO Tahiti a i Rarotonga (Tahiti to Rarotonga)
ʻO Rarotonga a i Aotearoa (Rarotonga to New Zealand)
ʻO Aotearoa a i Tonga-tapu (New Zealand to Tongatapu)
ʻO Tonga-tapu a i Lifuka(Tongatapu to Lifuka)
ʻO Lifuka a i Vavaʻu (Lifuka to Vavaʻu)
ʻO Vavaʻu a i Tutuila(Vavaʻu to Tutuila)
ʻO Tutuila a i Ofu (Tutuila to Ofu)
ʻO Ofu a i ʻAitutaki (Ofu to ʻAitutaki)
ʻO ʻAitutaki a i Rarotonga (ʻAitutaki to Rarotonga)
ʻO Rarotonga a i Tahiti (Rarotonga to Tahiti)
ʻO Tahiti a i Rangiroa (Tahiti to Rangiroa)
ʻO Rangiroa hoʻi i Hawaiʻi e (Rangiroa, returning to Hawaiʻi)

Kaulana e ka holo a Hōkūleʻa (Repeat Chorus)

Ka Lima, No Na Mamo / The Fifth Voyage, For the Children

ʻO Honaunau ma Hawaiʻi a i Tahiti (Honaunau, Hawaiʻi to Tahiti)
ʻO Tahiti a i Huahine (Tahiti to Huahine)
ʻO Huahine a i Raʻiatea (Huahine to Raʻiatea)
ʻO Raʻiatea a i Borabora (Raʻiatea to Borabora)
ʻO Borabora a i Maʻuke (Borabora to Maʻuke)
ʻO Maʻuke a i ʻAitutaki (Maʻuke to ʻAitutaki)
ʻO ʻAitutaki a i Rarotonga (ʻAitutaki to Rarotonga)
ʻO Rarotonga hoʻi i Tahiti e (Rarotonga to Tahiti)
ʻO Tahiti hoʻi i Hawaiʻi e (Tahiti, returning to Hawaiʻi)

Kaulana e ka holo a Hōkūleʻa (Repeat Chorus)

Ka Ono, Na ʻOhana Holo Moana / The Sixth Voyage, The Voyaging Families

ʻO Honolulu ma Oʻahu a i Hilo ma Hawaiʻi (Honolulu, Oʻahu to Hilo, Hawaiʻi)
ʻO Hilo a i Tahiti (Hilo to Tahiti)
ʻO Tahiti a i Taputapuatea ma Raʻiatea (Tahiti to Taputapuatea, Raʻiatea)
ʻO Raʻiatea a i Tahiti (Raʻiatea to Tahiti)
ʻO Tahiti a i Nukuhiwa (Tahiti to Nukuhiva)
ʻO Nukuhiwa a i Uapou (Nukuhiva to Uapou)
ʻO Uapou a i Nukuhiwa (Uapou to Nukuhiva)
ʻO Nukuhiwa hoʻi i Hawaiʻi (Nukuhiva, returning to Hawaiʻi)
ʻO Hawaiʻi a i Molokaʻi (Hawaiʻi to Molokaʻi)
ʻO Molokaʻi a i Hakipuʻu ma Oʻahu (Molokaʻi, returning to Hakipuʻu, Oʻahu)
ʻO Hakipuʻu, ke one hanau e (Hakipuʻu, the sands of birth)

Kaulana e ka holo a Hōkūleʻa (Repeat Chorus)

Ka Hiku, Na Haumana/ The Seventh Voygage, The Students

ʻO Honolulu a i Maunalua (Honolulu to Maunalua)
ʻO Maunalua a i Waikiki (Maunalua to Waikiki)
ʻO Waikiki a i Pokaʻi (Waikiki to Pokaʻi)
ʻO Pokaʻi a i Keawaʻula (Pokaʻi to Keawaʻula)
ʻO Keawaʻula hoʻi i Honolulu e (Keawaʻula, returning to Honolulu)

Kaulana e ka holo a Hōkūleʻa (Repeat Chorus)