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Aloha ʻOe

c. 1878 (her manuscript is dated 1878; the ride that inspired it 1877 or 1878) · 19th century

"Aloha ʻOe" ("Farewell to Thee") was written about 1878 by Liliʻuokalani, then a princess of the Hawaiian Kingdom. The accounts of its origin differ in detail, but all agree that it was inspired by a farewell embrace given by Colonel James Harbottle Boyd at the end of a horseback trip that the princess and her party made in 1877 or 1878 to the Boyd ranch at Maunawili, on the windward side of Oʻahu.

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Aloha ʻOec. 1878

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Aloha ʻOe. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aloha-oe
MLA
“Aloha ʻOe.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aloha-oe. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Aloha ʻOe.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aloha-oe.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Aloha ʻOe’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aloha-oe (Accessed: ).

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