Haole You Don’t Belong

(Verse 1) Howlee came with ships and sin Howlee smiled and stole our kin Howlee prayed, then built a jail Howlee courts where justice fails Howlee schools that teach us shame Howlee tongues that twist our name Howlee laws, howlee land Howlee blood on every hand (Chorus) Howlee, you don’t belong Howlee, your time is long gone Howlee, this ain’t your home Howlee, leave us alone (Verse 2) Howlee stole the aliʻi crown Howlee burned our culture down Howlee sugar, howlee greed Howlee profits off our need Howlee names on every street Howlee hands in every seat Howlee myths in books you write Howlee fears our sacred right (Chorus) Howlee, we see your game Howlee, wrapped in fake aloha name Howlee, your smile is a knife Howlee, you drained our life (Bridge – shouted/spoken) Howlee historians twist our past Howlee developers build too fast Howlee thinks they "know the land" Howlee can’t even understand We are Kānaka—not your guide We are warriors, not your bride Your howlee dollars, your howlee state Are walls we’ll burn with righteous hate (Verse 3) Howlee missionaries, howlee priests Howlee cops like circling beasts Howlee tourists, howlee lies Howlee drones in island skies Howlee rice, howlee rule Howlee kids in charter schools Howlee “locals,” howlee theft Howlee takes, and nothing’s left (Final Chorus – call & response style) Howlee, who owns the land? Not you. Howlee, who built this pain? You do. Howlee, where should you go? Back home. Howlee, what do we know? You don’t belong. (Outro – whispered, then shouted) Howlee… howlee… howlee… howlee. You came uninvited. And we’re still here.