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)