April 16, 2026

E naʻi wale nō ʻoukou i koʻu pono, ʻaʻole e pau. You can seek out all the benefits I have produced and find them without number.

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E naʻi wale nō ʻoukou i koʻu pono, ʻaʻole e pau.

You can seek out all the benefits I have produced and find them without number.

 

These words were uttered by Kamehameha I before his passing as he counseled his surrounding chiefs that righteousness would preserve the nation of Hawaiʻi. It was a direct demand from Kamehameha, who brought the nation of Hawaiʻi together, and an effort needing action by all of us today. E naʻi means “come together all.” The benefits created by Kamehameha and all who have come before us are without number because that which is pono is surrounded by that which is evolving. Ola means “life.” In all the changes, the constant is kuleana to Hawaiʻi — this place, its people, ʻaʻole e pau. That shall never end, like mele (songs/chants) that give us purpose. Mele, like Ka Naʻi Aupuni, that teach us how to be of one mind with aloha. These are the lines guiding the way forward to meeting that original demand before all others. Therein lies the endless benefits — a thriving Hawaiʻi for all.
E naʻi wale nō ʻoukou i koʻu pono, ʻaʻole e pau.
Hiki iā ʻoe ke ʻimi i nā pōmaikaʻi a pau aʻu i hoʻohua mai a he palena ʻole nō.
Ua hoʻopuka ʻia ua ʻōlelo lā e Kamehameha I ma mua o kona kau ʻana ma ke ala hoʻi ʻole iā ia e aʻoaʻo ana i kāna mau aliʻi a puni ona, e mauō ana ka lāhui ʻo Hawaiʻi i ka pono. He kauoha pololei maiā Kamehameha, kai naʻi aupuni o Hawaiʻi, a he kauoha e pono ana ka hana ʻia e kākou a pau i kēia lā. ʻO ka manaʻo ʻo naʻi, ʻo ia ka hoʻohui ʻia o nā mea a pau. ʻAʻole hiki ke helu ʻia nā pōmaikaʻi a pau i hoʻokumu ʻia e Kamehameha me lākou a pau ma mua o kākou no ka mea hoʻopuni ʻia ka pono e ka liliuewe. Ola. I loko nō o nā loli a pau, mau nō ke kuleana i Hawaiʻi – kēia wahi, kēia poʻe, ʻaʻole e pau. ʻAʻohe lihi launa mai, e like me ke mele (mele/mele oli) e hōʻoia ana i ko kākou kumu. ʻO nā mele, pēlā Ka Naʻi ʻAupuni, e aʻo ana iā kākou pehea e hoʻokahi ai ka manaʻo me ke aloha. Eia nā laina alakaʻi i mua e hoʻokō i ua kauoha ma mua o nā mea ʻē aʻe a pau. Ma laila nā pōmaikaʻi palena ʻole – He Hawaiʻi lupalupa no kākou a pau.

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