Hawaiian Born

I was raised on the eastside By the Lua, and the Tompson, Aigna and Ohana My papa said that we didn't need money to live In a town called Lā'ie We used to laugh and play in the Lā'ie bay and surf at Gold Island Now I see all my childhood friends and they say That we're proud to be Hawaiian Hawaiian born We're proud to be Hawaiian Hawaiian born We're proud to be Hawaiian We used to go to my grandma's house Where she would bake banana bread That would melt in your mouth And my papa would be outside Catching all these coconuts With the screambox on the side Grateful to play in the sun Grateful to play in the waves In this place we call Hawaii Now I see all my goodtime friends We all know And we are proud to call this island "home" Hawaiian born We're proud to be Hawaiian Hawaiian born We're born to be Hawaiian Take me to the island of my choice and watch me run If you will give me a minute and I will tell you where I'm from It's a city down in a country that'a represents me This place that I am talkin' bout is L A I E I'm from Lā'ie Hawaiian born We're proud to be Hawaiian Hawaiian born My dad would teach me to cook in the imu He would make sure I knew how to survive here without him My mum would always teach me love and respect when I was young We used to go to Papa Muelu's house Where he would sit down in his fali and said "Ao-kay, Ula Fale" Ha'ea boys would teach them love and respect in their youth Cause I was raised to be samoan too Samoan born We're proud to be Samoan Samoan born We're born to be Samoan Hawaiian born We're proud to be Hawaiian Samoan born We're proud to be Samoan too Polynesian born We're proud of Polynesian Hawaiian born Hawaiian born Hawaiian born Hawaiian born