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"The Hukilau Song" is a song written by Jack Owens in 1948 after attending a luau in Laie, Hawaii. [1] Covers
Hukilau Beach, Lā'ie, Hawai'i A hukilau is a way of fishing invented by the ancient Hawaiians.The word comes from huki, meaning pull, and lau, meaning leaves.A large number of people, usually family and friends, would work together in casting the net from shore and then pulling it back.
Owens, who married fellow Chicago radio star Helen Streiff in the early 1930s, started his recording career with independent label, Tower Records, and then after the huge success of "The Hukilau Song", and "I'll Weave a Lei of Stars for You" in 1948, he was signed to Decca, the biggest label at the time.
In 2015, the PCC opened a new addition to the public called the Hukilau Marketplace. [13] The marketplace is a vintage throwback to 1950s Hawaii offering nostalgic food, local goods and everyone-is-family hospitality. [12]
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Alfred Apaka was born in Honolulu, Hawaii [1] to vocalist Alfred Aholo Apaka, Sr. [2] He was of Chinese, Portuguese, and Hawaiian ancestry. [3] He was a great-grandson of Luther Aholo and grandnephew of Lydia Kaʻonohiponiponiokalani Aholo. [2]
Amy Hill as Sue, the Hukilau café manager and friend of Lucy and her late mother. Pomaika'i Brown as Nick, the Hukilau café chef and Sue's husband. Allen Covert as Ten-Second Tom, a hospital patient with severe memory impairment. Missi Pyle as Noreen, a tax attorney Henry meets at a bar but then tries to fix up with Alexa. (uncredited) [7]