^ Mal Bay's Hawaiian Uke Songbook by Ken Eidson & Ross Cherednik Hilo March.It has been covered by artists such as Trevor Edmondson, Christopher Homer & Raney Van Vink, the Four Hawaiians, Lani McIntyre and his Aloha Islanders, the Mena Moeria Minstrels, Tau Moe's Original Hawaiians, Johnny Pineapple And His Orchestra, Hank Snow, Bashful Brother Oswald, and Bill Wolfgramme and his Islanders References The lyrics of the song tell of Hilo's beauty as well as the beauty of the Lehua flower. Besides being a favorite of the Royal Hawaiian band and its popularity in the Islands, it has been picked up as a favorite by many steel guitarists on the mainland. In August 1881, the title was changed from "Ke Ala Tuberose" to "Hilo March" and played by the Royal Hawaiian band under Captain Henri Berger's direction.
The princess requested Ae`a and the band come to Hilo and that is where he composed the song. Originally the song was called "Ke Ala Tuberose" and was composed by Joseph Kapeau Ae`a, who was a member of the Royal Hawaiian Band and also a friend of Princess Liliuokalani. Along with another popular song, " Aloha ʻOe", every person from child to senior citizen know is said to the words and music to these songs. It has been adopted as the school song by the University of Hawaii at Hilo.
It was also used in the soundtrack of SpongeBob SquarePants (arranged by The Hawaiian Serenaders as "Hilo March", and arragnged by Kapono Beamer as "Old Hilo March"). It has been covered by a number of musicians, Polynesian and non-Polynesian alike. It was originally called "Ke Ala Tuberose". " Hilo March" is a Hawaiian popular song written by Joseph Kapeau Ae`a.
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