The song that I selected is “Aloha ‘Oe” which means “farewell to thee”. This song was created by the Princess of the Hawaiian kingdom in 1878: Lili’uokalani. This song is a highly recognizable cultural symbol for Hawaii because it was the Princess’ most popular song. It has multiple re-recordings with famous musicians such as Elvis, and is also featured in the movie Lilo and Stitch. I wanted to select a more popular song rather than an obscure one, because I wanted to experience a song that a lot of native Hawaiian people are attached to by their culture and traditions. The song is slow and resembles the melody of a lullaby or a church song. The voice is soft and smooth which adds to the calming nature along with the rhythm of the music. In the song, as teased by the name, they are saying goodbye “until we meet again”, and therefore, the song was played at Lili’uokalani’s funeral and is often sung when saying goodbye at the end of events or meetings. The song was originally intended to be a love song, but has since been repurposed, and, in combination with many other iconic Hawaiian folk songs, is also often sung with the intention of resisting the erasure of Hawaiian indigenous culture.