The Hukilau Song
| "The Hukilau Song" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Single by Jack Owens | |
| Released | 1948 |
| Recorded | 1948 |
| Genre | Hawaiian Luau Music |
| Label | Lombardo Music |
| Songwriter | Jack Owens |
"The Hukilau Song" is a song written by Jack Owens in 1948 after attending a luau in Laie, Hawaii.[1]
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
- The Ol Leadvocals 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 hynas come swimming to me"
- Alf sang the chorus in the episode “It’s My Party” (Season 4, Episode 14) of ALF (TV series)
- Various versions of the song feature in the resort music loop heard around Disney's Polynesian Village Resort at Walt Disney World.
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Daniel (2007). "Jack Owens - The Cruising Crooner" RogerOwensPeanutman.com (accessed June 11, 2007)
External links
- Lyrics at www.huapala.org
- Ali'i Luau & La'ie Hukilau - a commentary on the connection between the Hukilau Song and the Polynesian Cultural Center