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A  L  O  H  A !

Magic of Waikiki

A  L  O  H  A !

Dusk Hula, Waikiki Hula Mound

"I see memories out of the past,

memories that always will last

of a place beside the sea. . . "

Last gleams of day, last walk on the beach

Waikîkî

"At night when the shadows are falling

I hear the rolling surf calling

Calling and calling to me. . . 

Moana Hotel, Kalakaua Avenue

"Your tropic nights and 

your wonderful charms

Are ever in my memory

And I recall when I held in my arms

An angel sweet and heavenly. . . 

Bill M, Artist, Waikiki

"Waikîkî

Tis for you that my heart is yearning

My thoughts are always returning

Out there to you across the sea. . ."

                            Andy Cummings*

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my Pili Aloha!

             Fondly, cloudia

* WAIKIKI © 1938
Lyrics & Music: Andrew Kealoha Cummings

 "Andy Cummings, a respected and well-loved composer and musician, wrote this song while in Lansing, Michigan on tour with The Paradise Islands revue. 'It was a cold and foggy night in November 1938 and we were walking back to our hotel from the theatre. I thought of Waikiki with its rolling surf, warm sunshine, palm trees, and…'"
Recording: 78rpm: Andy Cummings, Bell Records 1946  Link