Kuʻu Hoa Hololio - by Alice Namakelua
Nani wale no ʻoe e kuʻu ipo Kuʻu hoa hololio O ke ahiahi Ko hainakā nui Lei ʻāʻī He pulelo haʻaheo aʻi ka makani O ka mākinikela koʻu māhalo Me na kēpā kanikani O ke kāmaʻa Kau mai kou lei ia waioleka Haku ʻia a uʻi me Ka ʻiwaʻiwa Puana kou nani e kuʻu ipo Kuʻu hoa hololio 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 for your beauty, my sweetheart My companion with whom I ride horseback In the evening
Source: "Aunty Alice Namakelua’s Lifetime Hawaiian Compositions"- The composer was thinking of the young boys and girls horse back riding in Hamakua and Laupahoehoe when she wrote this song Aug.15, 1957. This mele won 2nd prize in the May, 1962, Board of Parks and Recreation Song Contest at the Ala Wai clubhouse. Recorded by Kahauanu Lake Trio "Hawaiian Style" album, 1964