Jim Dixon- Thanks for the information on Owl's Lullaby- much appreciated. Looks like Stan Jones (and Morris?) are the composers.
The recording by Jimmy Boyd may be the first. Memories are not always good, and the 1930s date assigned by some friends in Hawai'i may be wrong. Thanks again for putting all the data together.

Stewie, the album I have is a 2-tape set of 33 songs and talk story, "Na Mele Paniolo," with large booklet issued in 1987 (reissued 1990 and 1992 with revised booklet) by The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (Hawai'i). The "Owl's Lullabye" is sung by Kindy Sproat, ki ho'alu accompaniment by Haunani Apoliona.
I have the cd you mention, which is a good one, but lacks some of the artists and songs of the tape set, which unfortunately has been unobtainable for some time.