What was the inspiration behind the "Aloha 'Oe" song, that was popularized by a Hawaiian soprano singer?
Nani Alapai: Nani Alapai (December 1, 1874 – October 1, 1928) was a Hawaiian soprano singer of Native Hawaiian and Filipino descent during the early 1900s. Nani Alapai:  A leading "prima donna" of the early era of Hawaiian music, she traveled and performed with the Royal Hawaiian Band and popularized the song "Aloha ʻOe" by Queen Liliʻuokalani in the United States. Aloha ʻOe:  They all have in common that the song was inspired by a notable farewell embrace given by Colonel James Harbottle Boyd during a horseback trip taken by Princess Liliʻuokalani in 1877 or 1878 to the Boyd ranch in Maunawili on the windward side of Oʻahu, and that the members of the party hummed the tune on the way back to Honolulu.
the song was inspired by a notable farewell embrace given by Colonel James Harbottle Boyd