In 1903, Albert "Sonny" Cunha composed My Waikiki Mermaid, arguably the first popular hapa haole song (The earliest known hapa haole song, "Eating of the Poi", was published in Ka Buke o na Leo Mele Hawaii...o na Home Hawaii in Honolulu in 1888 ).
1903 komponierte Albert Cunha My Waikiki Mermaid, wohl den ersten berühmten hapa haole-Song (Der erstbekannte hapa haole-Song, Eating of the Poi, wurde in Ka Buke o na Leo Mele Hawaii…o na Home Hawaii in Honolulu im Jahre 1888 veröffentlicht. ).