(Verse 1) You wen come plant da cane Break yo back in da haole chain We seen da pain, seen da grime But dat no mean da ʻāina yours fo’ all time Yo grandpa wen bleed, now you one boss While my people still houseless, still get loss You wen grab da power from haole hand Now you act like you da man fo’ dis land (Chorus) You no haole, but still settlah No tell me lies, I know bettah “Local” just one mask you wear Fo’ hide how you wen take what no was neva fair Dis not yo island, no— You just reaping what da haole sow (Verse 2) You run da votes, run da town Wear da crown, put us down Say you support sovereignty But when we speak, you silence we You like be da “go-between” But dat just make you look real mean We no need help fo’ talk or cry We need our land, not settlah lie (Chorus) You no haole, but still settlah Play da same game, just mo’ clevah “Local kine”—dat one big trick While we get pushed out real quick Dis not yo island, no— You just da next show on da settlah roll (Bridge – Spoken Word) JACL, Inouye— You like act like you down, but ho, When Mililani speak loud, speak raw, You throw da shade, you break da law “Support Hawaiians”—dat’s what you say But you only back us when we act yo way Soon as we rise up, get loud, get strong You call us “racist,” say we wrong (Verse 3) Don’t come tell me “we was slaves too” When now you get land, and I stay screw You stay living on top sacred bone But no like share—not even one stone You teach yo kids: “we all da same” But dat one myth, dat one fake name “We da local nation,” dat’s da chant But what about Kānaka want? (Final Chorus) You no haole, but you still take Still profit from da Native ache You wear aloha, but heart stay cold Stealing land nevah get old Dis not yo island—no. You settlah too. Now you know. (Outro – Chant style) Not haole… still settlah. Not haole… still oppressah. Not haole… still mo’ powah. Not haole… still stealin’ flowers. Dis Kānaka land. Was. Still is.
