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Hawaii 78' Lyrics by Jake Shimabukuro

Hawaii 78'

2019

Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono O Hawai`i
Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono O Hawai`i
(The Life of the Land is Perpetuated in Righteousness)
If just for a day our king and queen
Would visit all these islands and saw everything
How would they feel about the changes of our land
Could you just imagine if they were around
And saw highways on their sacred grounds
How would they feel about this modern city life
Tears would come from each others eyes
As they would stop to realize
That our people are in great great danger now
How, would they feel, could thеir smiles be content, thеn cry
Chorus:
Cry for the gods, cry for the people
Cry for the land that was taken away
And then yet you'll find, Hawai'i
Could you just imagine they came back
And saw traffic lights and railroad tracks
How would they feel about this modern city life
Tears would come from each others eyes
As they would stop to realize
That our land is in great great danger now
All the fighting that the king had done
To conquer all these islands now these condominiums
How would he feel if he saw Hawai'i nei
How, would he feel, would his smile be content, then cry
Chorus
Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono O Hawai`i
Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono O Hawai`i
Credits

Jake Shimabukuro

About “Hawaii 78'” by Jake Shimabukuro

Read the complete lyrics to "Hawaii 78'" by Jake Shimabukuro from the album "Hawaii 78'" in 2019. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Hawaiian, Cover, Pop.

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"Hawaii 78'" appears on "Hawaii 78'" in 2019.

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