KA LIA SONG.
1 Hooipo ia nei ko lia,
Holu ana i ka makani Kiu,
Pii ka manene holu malie,
Napenape i ke ahe kapalili.
Cho.—Lia mau ka manao e ike,
Ia hau iniki i kuu poli,
Maua me ia la ilaila,
I ka inu wai a ke aloha.
2 Ka leo hoenehone o ka Iwa,
Ka’u ia e hiipoi nei,
Malama ia iho ka welina,
I kuleana no’u ilaila.
3 Pau ole ko’u hoohihi,
Kahi wai huna a ka noe,
Nana i nowelo iho,
I ka liko pua o ke kukui.
Mollie Darling.
[The Daily Pacific Commercial Advertiser regularly featured Hawaiian-language articles on its 3rd page under the heading, “Ka Elele Puka La”.]
(Daily Pacific Commercial Advertiser, 8/1/1882, p. 3)

The Daily Pacific Commercial Advertiser, Volume 1, Number 80, Page 3. August 1, 1882.