Na Kanaka Holo Lio

Nâ Kānaka Holo Lio - Palani Vaughn
Nā Kānaka holo lio Maluna o nā lio heihei, lā E kala loa aku nei, lā Kuehu aku kula o ka ʻāina Nā Kānaka holo lio Maluna o nā lio heihei, lā I ka wā o Kalākaua Kuehu aku lina poepoe Nā Kānaka holo lio Ua heihei aku lākou, lā Aia ma Kapiʻolani Pāka I ka lina poepoe mua lā Nā Kānaka holo lio Hanohano ka 'ikena mā ō, lā Mākaukau ʻia āâ holo lio, lā No ka hoʻokūkū o ka lā Nā Kānaka holo lio Maluna o nā lio heihei, lā Kokoke i lua ʻo Lēʻahi Kāhi pā ka makani mai Koʻolau lā	The horsemen (of Hawaiʻi) Mounted on race horses A long time ago Stirred dust along the plains The horsemen (of Hawaiʻi) Mounted on race horses In the time of King Kalākaua Stirred dust around the racetrack The horsemen (of Hawaiʻi) Raced There at Kapiʻolani Park At the first racetrack The horsemen (of Hawaiʻi) Glorious was the sight As the horsemen prepared For the competition of the day The horsemen (of Hawaiʻi) Mounted on race horses Near the crater, Lēʻahi Where the wind blows from the Koʻolau mountain
Source: Palani Vaughan & The King's Own "Ia ʻOe E Ka La Helu `Elua - Volume II" - Horses were first introduced in 1803, causing "great astonishment" among the natives. By 1840, horse racing was a favorite pastime of Hawaiians and races were common along Wilder Avenue. Sunday afternoon races were held in the 1850's and by the 1880's, a permanent one mile circular track was in use at Kapiʻolani Park. Nākāhili Productions, P.O. Box 1617, Honolulu, HI., 96806