This popular song was composed during World War II. Since it refers to a bay on Guadalcanal in the
Solomon Islands, it was censored when the authors tried to send the song home to their families.
This was because it mentioned a war zone (Lugna Bay on Guadalcanal), and servicemen were prohibited from telling
their families where they were. The song was classified until after the war.
Sheet Music: Recordings:
CD: Alfred Aholo Apaka, The Lost Recordings (Cord HOCD32000)
Hawaiian hula eyes
When you dance you hypnotize
Though I can't believe it's true
Hawaiian hula eyes
It's you I'm thinking of
With a haunting dream of love
On the sands of Lunga Bay
Where the sighing zephyrs play
I'm reminded of the one
I love
'Neath the swaying palms
I held you in my arms
My Hawaiian hula eyes
