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The Hukilau Song
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Wikipedia article
'"The Hukilau Song"' is a song written by Jack Owens in 1948 after attending a luau in Laie, Hawaii.Daniel (2007). [http://rogerowenspeanutman.com/blog/jack-owens-the-cruising-crooner/ "Jack Owens - The Cruising Crooner"] RogerOwensPeanutman.com (accessed June 11, 2007)
Covers
The song has been recorded many times by a variety of artists.
*Alfred Apaka
*Ab Orchestra
*Ray Conniff
*Bing Crosby 'Return to Paradise Islands' (1963)
*Book 'em Danno
*Cruis'n Peidl
*Disney Sing-Along Songs
*Josh Dobrin and The All Saints Gangsters
*Nate Gibson and the Gashouse Gang
*The Hit Crew
*Don Ho
*Big Kahuna and the Copa Cat Pack
*Big Pineapple
*Webley Edwards
*Annette Funicello
*Amy Gilliom & Willie K
*Hawaiian Escape
*George Kahumoku, Jr.
*Gerrit & de Kokosnoten
*Lester Lanin
*Sam Makia
*Marcy Marxer
*The Mauna Loa Islanders
*New Hawaiian Band
*Mel Peterson
*Tiny Tim
*Ukulele Magic
In popular culture
*The song was featured in the American television show 'South Park' in the episode "Do the Handicapped Go to Hell?"
*The song was featured in the American television show 'Hey Arnold!' in the episode "Casa Paradiso"
*The song inspired a line in the Sublime 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"
See also
*Hukilau
Footnotes
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