On The Slopes Of Mauna Kea - Frank H. White

On the slopes of Mauna Kea There lives a maiden fair In a red holokū and a smile for you Aloha ʻia no mele, ʻeā As she rides along the road On a pekepeke horse I know With a maile lei, like the good old days Aloha ʻia hu`ehuʻe, ʻeā As she goes pālani way All the flowers seem to say Your ways are very sweet, to us you are a treat Aloha ʻia o ka ʻāina, ʻeā Haʻina ʻia mai Ana ka puana ʻeā To my lovely lady fair, from the slopes of Mauna Kea Aloha ʻia o Hawaiʻi, ʻeā

Source: G. Cooke collection