It's been my secret passion to try it 

In Captain Cook fashion, I can't deny it 

I want to spend my winters on the Kona coast in Hawaii 

For years I saved my pennies and planned it 

The great Pacific Ocean we'll span it 

I wanna go surfin' where I dig it the most, in Hawaii 



(Go to Hawaii) 

Hawaiian islands beckon (Hawaii) 

And I'll be back here someday, I reckon 

And pretty island girls greet you with a flower lei 

You'll throw it back into the sea 

Hopin' you be comin' back to Hawaii 



Suntanned beauties are everywhere 

Lovely island ladies with long dark hair 

You're sure to find a honey waitin' for you there in Hawaii 

Kani and Wahini and Wahowalis, too 

Get a friendly aloha from this mecca to you 

They're the friendliest people anywhere in Hawaii 



(Go to Hawaii) 

Welcome to the island mecca. (Hawaii) 

I'll learn to talk like a local, I betcha 

And at Lahaina look out for shooting stars 

We'll watch them fall into the sea 

And it will be just you and me in Hawaii 



Winter in the sun and surf would sure be nice 

In a south sea garden of paradise 

I wanna spend my summer on the Kona coast in Hawaii 



(Honolulu, Waikiki, do you wanna come along with me?) 

(Waimia up to Hanalai, love to take you to the islands today)