- Performed at Song Contest 2023
- Directed by Logan Ledesma
- Composed by Solomon K. Bright
- Arranged by Timothy Kealiʻi Ho
- Scored 174/204 points
- Performed 1st of 3 songs
Hui:
Ku‘u lei, ‘o Lei Lehua
Lei Lehua, ‘o Lei Lehua
Lei Lehua, ‘o Lei Lehua
‘O nā lei, lei u‘i ē
He wahi lio Lehua kō inoa lā
Hanohano wale a‘o Hawai‘i lā
E like kou holo ‘ana me ka ‘ō‘io lā
Ke kolo, ke ku‘i, ke ku‘i, kolo iho ‘oe
‘Auhea wale ‘oe te wahine holo lio
Pua nani a‘o Hawai‘i lā
Aloha e ka Hawaiian cowboy
Hui:
Ku‘u lei, Roselani
Roselani, ‘o Roselani
Roselani, ‘o Roselani
‘O nā lei, lei u‘i ē
He wahi lio Roselani kō inoa lā
Kilakila a‘o Maui lā
E like kou holo ‘ana me ka ‘ō‘io lā
Ke kolo, ke ku‘i, ke ku‘i, kolo iho ‘oe
‘Auhea wale ‘oe te wahine holo lio
Pua nani a‘o Maui lā
Aloha e ka Hawaiian cowboy
Hui:
Ku‘u lei, ‘o Lei ‘Ilima
Lei ‘Ilima, ‘o Lei‘ Ilima
Lei ‘Ilima, ‘o Lei ‘Ilima
‘O nā lei, lei u‘i ē
Ha‘alele mai au iā Honolulu lā
Ho‘i mai au i ka ‘āina malihini
Kau ‘ana aku i ka lio Kaleponi
Ua fāfā mai ‘o Lehua
He wahi lio kalakoa ko ka ‘āina malihini
I San Francisco by the Golden Gate
Aloha e ka Hawaiian cowboy
I'm headin' for the last roundup
‘Auhea wale ‘oe te aloha wela lā
Mālama pono ‘oe o pi‘i ta manene lā
E hū ana ka makani ē
‘O ‘oe a‘o wau i laila lā
‘Auhea wale ‘oe ke aloha wela lā
Aloha e ka Hawaiian cowboy
Hui:
Ha‘ina mai ka puana
Lei Lehua, ‘o Roselani
Ha‘ina mai ‘o ka puana
‘O nā lei, lei u‘i ē
Source: Song Contest 2023 program
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