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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.
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Since 2008 they have performed at most of the most important Tiki festivals including Tiki Oasis, and The Hukilau, and their music has become synonymous with the contemporary scene and heard on important playlists, such as the soundtrack to Disneyland's Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar.
"My Little Grass Shack" is a hapa haole song, "a hybrid genre that mixed American jazz and dance rhythms (swing and foxtrot), Hawaiian instrumentation (such as the steel guitar and ukulele), and lyrics in both English and Hawaiian" [12] (hapa haole means "half foreign" and is also used in a literal sense to mean "multiracial").
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]
In the video which was later uploaded to YouTube on April 6, 2006, he is seen performing various dance moves on stage with a spot light pointing at him in under 8 minutes. [10] At that time, it was rated on YouTube as: #1 Most Viewed All Time Video on YouTube.com [11] #1 Top Rated Video on YouTube.com [11] #3 Most Discussed Video on YouTube.com ...