The Hukilau Song

"The Hukilau Song" is a song written by Jack Owens in 1948 after attending a luau in Laie, Hawaii.

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 hinas 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.