▁University ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁at ▁H ilo . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁another ▁popular ▁song , ▁" A lo ha ▁ ʻ O e ", ▁every ▁person ▁from ▁child ▁to ▁senior ▁citiz en ▁know ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁the ▁words ▁and ▁music ▁to ▁these ▁songs . ▁Origin ally ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁called ▁" Ke ▁A la ▁T uber ose " ▁and ▁was ▁composed ▁by ▁Joseph ▁K ape au ▁A e ` a , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Hawai ian ▁Band ▁and ▁also ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁Princess ▁L ili u okal ani . ▁The ▁prin cess ▁requested ▁ ▁A e ` a ▁and ▁the ▁band ▁come ▁to ▁H ilo ▁and ▁that ▁is ▁where ▁he ▁composed ▁the ▁song . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁the ▁title ▁was ▁changed ▁from ▁" Ke ▁A la ▁T uber ose " ▁to ▁" H ilo ▁March " ▁and ▁played ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁Hawai ian ▁band ▁under ▁Captain ▁Henri ▁Ber ger ' s ▁direction . ▁Besides ▁being ▁a ▁favorite ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Hawai ian ▁band ▁and ▁its ▁popular ity ▁in ▁the ▁Islands , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁picked ▁up ▁as ▁a ▁favorite ▁by ▁many ▁steel ▁guitar ists ▁on ▁the ▁main land . ▁The ▁lyr ics ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁tell ▁of ▁H ilo ' s ▁beauty ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁beauty ▁of ▁the ▁Le h ua ▁flower . ▁ ▁Co vers ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁covered ▁by ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁Tre vor ▁Ed mond son , ▁Christopher ▁H omer ▁& ▁Ran ey ▁Van ▁V ink , ▁the ▁Four ▁Hawai