Pua Mae`ole (Never Fading Flower) - by John Squeeze Kamana
Ku`u pua ku`u pua mae`ole Nou mau ko`u li`a `ana   He nohea `oe i ku`u maka lä A no nä kau a kau   Nani he u`i ka wahine lä A he lei wehi no nä kupuna   Ku`u pua ku`u pua mae`ole Nou ku`u mele nei   Leone Kananipuamaeole	My darling, my never fading flower You are my constant desire   Your loveliness I will always behold All of the days   You are a beautiful woman Treasured by your grandparents   My darling, my never fading flower This song is for you John Squeeze Kamana
Source: Copyright 1954, 82 Criterion Music Corp - The composer wanted to give his daughter, Leone Kananipuamaeole, a musical gift of love. He sought the expertise of Vicki I`i Rodrigues who advised him to put his thoughts into words, write it down, she would transcribe it into Hawaiian, and together they would set it to music. Among the first to record this song, writtten in 1949, was Mahi Beamer whose rendition popularized this song, so beautiful, enduring and never fading.