Need translation of Hawaiian phrase

Hi,

My daughter has a license plate frame from Hawaii that reads:

'Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono O Hawaii'. She forgot what it means
could anyone out there translate it?

TIA

SteveO

"SteveO" <chainyanker60@m> wrote in message
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>
> Hi,
>
> My daughter has a license plate frame from Hawaii that reads:
>
> 'Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono O Hawaii'. She forgot what it means
> could anyone out there translate it?
>
> TIA
>
> SteveO
>

A Hawaiian motto or proverb:

the life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness



Honu

On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 06:50:02 -0000, SteveO <chainyanker60@m>
wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> My daughter has a license plate frame from Hawaii that reads:
>
> 'Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono O Hawaii'. She forgot what it means
> could anyone out there translate it?
>
> TIA
>
> SteveO
It is our State motto. " The Life of the land is Preserved in
Righteousness."

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