[Verse 1]
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 want to go surfing where I dig it the most, in Hawaii

[Chorus]
(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
Hoping you be coming back to Hawaii

[Verse 2]
Suntanned beauties are everywhere
Lovely island ladies with long dark hair
You're sure to find a honey waiting 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

[Chorus]
(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
[Bridge]
Winter in the sun and surf would sure be nice
In a south sea garden of paradise
I want to spend my summer on the Kona coast in Hawaii

[Outro]
(Honolulu, Waikiki, do you want to come along with me?)
(Waimia up to Hanalai, love to take you to the islands today)