Kingdom of Hawaii Anthem (1876-1893; Instrumental) Hawaii Ponoi

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The words were written in 1874 by King David Kalākaua with music composed by Captain Henri Berger, then the king's royal bandmaster. It was adopted as the national anthem in 1876.
"Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī" was last national anthem of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. The song has continued to be Hawaii's anthem ever since annexation by the United States in 1898.

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