Emma Veary shares a moment with daughter Robyn Mahealani Kneubuhl in front of artist Suzy Papanikolas’s portrait of them in Aunty Emma’s home. The Maui News / AMANDA COWAN photo

Mountain Apple Records recently released the compilation CD “50 Greatest Songs of Hawai‘i,” a sequel of sorts to Honolulu Magazine’s “50 Greatest Hawai‘i Albums of All Time” collection. Along with popular songs by the Brothers Cazimero, Hapa, Olomana and Kalapana, the new album includes Emma Veary singing Queen Lili‘uokalani’s classic “Ku‘u Pua I Paoakalani.”

“I didn’t even know about that,” says Veary. “I just got the CD about a week and half ago in the mail. It’s an honor to be remembered.”

Revered as Hawaii’s “Golden Throat,” this 78-year-old legend has achieved numerous accomplishments over the course of an epic career, from headlining at all of Waikiki’s major showrooms and singing on the original “Hawaii Calls” radio show, to recording in England with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. A recipient of a Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts’ Lifetime Achievement award, she was inducted into the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame in 2006 and received the Music Foundat