Ku`u Hoa Holo Lio - by Alice Namakelua
Nani wale no `oe e ku`u ipo Ku`u hoa holo lio O ke ahiahi     Ko hainaka nui Lei `ä`ï He pulelo ha`aheo a i ka makani     `O ka makinikela ko`u mahalo Me nä kepa kanikani i ke kama`a     Kau mai kou lei waioleka Haku `ia a u`i me Ka `iwa`iwa     Puana kou nani e ku`u ipo Ku`u hoa holo lio O ke ahiahi	Alice Namakelua	How beautiful you are, my sweetheart My companion with whom I ride horseback In the evening     Your kerchief with large cross-stiching Worn as a lei It flutters proudly in the wind     I admire the martingale And the jingling spurs On the boots     Your lei of violets is there to be seen Made pretty with Maidenhair fern     My story is told of your beauty, my sweetheart My companion with whom I ride horseback In the evening
Source: Garza-Maguire Collection - Written in 1957, this mele won 1st prize in the Board of Parks and Recreation Song Contest, 1962