(I hope Bolo doesn't mind my jumping in here to post a quick link to a very enjoyable version of this beautiful song. This version is done by singer Tia Carriere, who, from what I just learned, was born in Hawaii and speaks fluent Hawaiian Pidgin).
This is, of course, the very well known melody that we have all heard all of our lives and which we immediately associate with Hawaii whenever we hear it. And, yes, it was indeed written by a Hawaiian queen.
/www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrhAuEeyCao