AUĒ UA HIKI E, UA HIKI E ʻO _______ E
AUĒ UA HIKI E
HELE ʻE KA WAʻA I KE KAI E
HE HOʻOKELE WAʻA (NO KA) LĀ ʻINO E
ʻAʻOHE E PULU, HE WAʻA NUI E
AUĒ UA HIKI E
E LAUHOE MAI KA WAʻA
I KE KĀ, I KA HOE
I KA HOE, I KE KĀ
PAE AKU I KA ʻĀINA LA
PAE MAILA I KA ʻĀINA
AUĒ UA HIKI E
AT LONG LAST THE _____ HAS ARRIVED,
YES IT HAS ARRIVED
THE SPEED OF THE CANOE OVER THE OCEAN (1)
A CANOE STEERSMAN FOR A STORMY DAY (2)
ONE WILL NOT BE WET ON A LARGE CANOE (3)
INDEED IT HAS ARRIVED
EVERYBODY PADDLE THE CANOES TOGETHER
BAIL AND PADDLE
PADDLE AND BAIL
AND THE SHORE IS REACHED (4)
THE CANOE HAS LANDED
THE CANOE HAS COME ASHORE (5)
INDEED IT HAS ARRIVED
(1) said of a fast traveler
(2) said of a courageous person (referring to Shorty Bertelmann)
(3) one is safe in the protection of an important person (re. Clay Bertelmann)
(4) pitch in with a will, everybody, and the work is quickly done
(5) hunger is satisfied; or, one has arrived hither
This chant is composed of various ʻōlelo noʻeau or wise sayings. It is to be used upon arriving at a destination whether it be in the pacific or back here in Hawaiʻi.
Auē Ua Hiki Ē is done as call and response.
The lines in normal font are chanted by one person or the whole canoe, if there are people on shore.
The lines in bold face are chanted by crew members or people on shore.
The lines in bold face and underlined are chanted by both the caller and responders.