E hoʻi i ka ʻUhane ʻĀhiu Kapu
Composer Barbara Dempsey
inspired by my friend Mahinahina
Opening Chant
E hoʻolu ana — (Calming, bringing peace)
E hoʻomanaʻo ana — (Remembering)
E waiho ana — (Letting go)
E ala aʻe ana — (Rising up)
E hoʻi i ka ʻuhane ʻāhiu, ka ʻuhane kapu — (Return to the the sacred spirit)
E aʻo mai iā kākou nā Kumu — (May the teachers instruct us)
Me ka haʻahaʻa loa — (With great humility)
E pule kākou — (Let us pray)
E hula kākou — (Let us dance)
E wehe kā kou — (Open yourself)
E wili kākou — (Let us weave together)
E hoʻi hou — (Let us return again)
E haʻi leo nui — (Speak out boldly)
E hoʻoponopono — (Make right, restore balance)
E aloha — (With love and compassion)
[Verse 1]
E hoʻolu ē, e hoʻolu ē, (Calm the waves within my soul.)
E hoʻomanaʻo i nā kupuna, (Elders wisdom makes me whole)
E waiho ē, e waiho ē, (Let the old ways drift away.)
E ala aʻe me ka mahina, (Rise with the light of day.)
[Chorus]
E hoʻi i ka ʻuhane ʻāhiu kapu, (Return to the wild and sacred you)
E hoʻi i ka ʻuhane aloha ē, (Come home to the love that’s true.)
[Verse 2]
Nā Kumu ē, nā kia hula ē, (Teach us with hearts so kind)
E pule, e hula, e wehe ē, (Unfold what we left behind)
E wili hou, e haʻi leo nui, (Speak the truth, let it soar)
E hoʻoponopono, e aloha ē, (Heal and love once more)
[Chorus]
E hoʻi i ka ʻuhane ʻāhiu kapu, (Return to the sacred you)
E hoʻi i ka ʻuhane aloha ē, (Come home to the love that’s true)
[Bridge]
ʻO ke aloha ka mea nui, (Love is the greatest gift)
He makana ʻole e nalowale. (A gift that never fades)
I kēlā hanu, i kēlā nalu, (In every breath, in every wave)
Ua noho mau ke aloha. (The spirit of love remains)
[Final Chorus / Outro]
E hoʻi i ka ʻuhane ʻāhiu kapu, (Return to the wild and sacred you)
E hoʻi, e hoʻi, e hoʻi ē. (Return, return, return)
E hoʻi i ka ʻuhane aloha ē, (Come home to the love that’s true.)
E aloha, e aloha, e aloha ē. (With love, with love, with love.)




