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Oli Ho-oikaika/Prayer for Strength

by Hawaiian (Anonymous)
(17th Century) Timeline

Original Language
Hawaiian
Primal/Tribal/Shamanic : Hawaiian
17th Century


E iho ana a luna

E pi'i ana o lalo

E hui ana na moku

E ku ana ka paia



That which is above, be brought down.

That which is below, shall be lifted up.

The islands shall be united.

The walls shall stand upright!

 

 

 


 
 
 
 
 


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The Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: The Sacred Songs of the Hula, by Nathaniel B. Emerson

 

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