The Hukilau Song
"The Hukilau Song" is a song written by Jack Owens in 1948 after attending a luau in Laie, Hawaii.[1]
| "The Hukilau Song" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Jack Owens | |
| Released | 1948 |
| Recorded | 1948 |
| Genre | Hawaiian Luau Music |
| Label | Lombardo Music |
| Songwriter(s) | Jack Owens |
Covers
Extremely popular, the song has been recorded many times by a variety of artists.
- Alfred Apaka
- Ab Orchestra
- Annette Funicello
- Bing Crosby for his album Return to Paradise Islands (1963).
- Book 'em Danno
- Cruis'n Peidl
- Nate Gibson and the Gashouse Gang
- The Hit Crew
- Don Ho (
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- BIG Pineapple (Listen )
- Amy Gilliom & Willie K
- Hawaiian Escape
- George Kahumoku, Jr.
- Gerrit & de Kokosnoten
- Lester Lanin
- Marcy Marxer
- Mel Peterson
- New Hawaiian Band
- Ukulele Magic
- Ray Conniff
- Sam Makia
- Josh Dobrin and The All Saints Gangsters
- Do the Handicapped Go to Hell?, a South Park episode that featured a version of the song
- "Casa Paradiso," a Hey Arnold! episode that featured a version of the song
- The Mauna Loa Islanders
- Tiny Tim
- Disney Sing-Along Songs
Trivia
The song inspired a line in Sublime's song Freeway Time In LA County Jail which reads "And I'm back on the reef, where I throw my net out into the sea, all the fine hinas come swimming to me." Hinas here is referring to beautiful women, instead of 'Ama'Ama in the original lyrics, which is a type of fish.
See also
Footnotes
- Daniel (2007). "Jack Owens - The Cruising Crooner" RogerOwensPeanutman.com (accessed June 11, 2007)
External links
- Ali'i Luau & La'ie Hukilau - a commentary on the connection between the Hukilau Song and the Polynesian Cultural Center
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