`Oi Ola Wai Honua
E ke akua nui, akua iki
Akua loa, akua poko
Akua lipo ka pō i akua lile ke ao
O wehea nāhi o lani
`Oi ola wai honua.
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While There is Time
To profound potential great and small,
near and far...
The fertile profoundness of night
for the glistening of day
Lay open the fires of heaven
While there is still water on earth.
-Na Taupōuri Tangarō