Radio Hula - by Elizabeth Kahau Alohikea

He aha nei hana a ka radio

A ka nui manu a`e li`a mau nei

Ua hana `ia `oe me ka no`eau

Na ka `ili puakea piha `akamai

Meha ala no e i mai ana ia`u

Be still malie `oe e ke aloha

Nana i ho`ohui na `ailana

Ike `ia `o Hawai`i no ka `oi

Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puanna

Be still malie `oe i ke aloha What does the radio do

That so many birds (people) long for one

You were made with skill

By Caucasians filled with ingenuity

It seems to say to me

Won`t you kiss me softly, my love

It united continents

Now it's known that Hawaii is the best

Tell the refrain

Be very still, you, the one I love