E Pali No Ka Pono - Words & music by Kealiʻikaleoʻolaeanuikaumanamana VIII Blaisdell
Auhea wale ʻoe Ke Akua mana mau E mau ke ʻea E ola nō mākou Hea aku no wau e ō mai ʻoe ʻeā Ke Akua Mana Mau Hui: Oooo E pali no ka pono Oooo E pali no ka pono Kaumaha kuʻu puʻuwai Me kuʻu mau waimaka He aloha ʻāina na Hawaiʻi Hea aku no wau e ō mai ʻoe ʻeā Ke Akua Mana Mau Hui: Oooo E pali no ka pono Oooo E pali no ka pono Haʻupu aʻe ana ka manaʻo e ʻike E ʻike i ka nani o Hawaiʻi Nei Hea aku no wau e ō mai ʻoe ʻeā Ke Akua Mana Mau Hui: Oooo E pali no ka pono Oooo E pali no ka pono Oooo	Where are you O mighty God! Let our Kingdom live! For our hope is in you I call out, oh answer O mighty God! Chorus: Oooo Stand fast for righteousness Oooo Stand fast for righteousness My heart is heavy And my eyes are with tears, For we Hawaiians love this land I call out, oh answer O mighty God! Chorus: Oooo Stand fast for righteousness Oooo Stand fast for righteousness I yearn once more to see To see the true beauty of Hawaiʻi Nei I call out, oh answer O mighty God! Chorus: Oooo Stand fast for righteousness Oooo Stand fast for righteousness Oooo
Source: Kealiʻi Blaisdell's CD "Malumaluakua" - This haku mele written by Keali’i, 10-03-2008, is his cry out to Akua to protect his people from harm of over development, foreigners who steal his peoples' land and the close extinction of his people’s culture. Translated by Keali`i Blaisdell. © 2008, Kealiʻi Blaisdell