I Lanikai - Nancy Gustafsson


Kau mai la iluna o ma healani,
Ua hula kaua i ke one kea,
Pukukui kaua i ke ahiahi,
E `uhene la a pili kaua i Lanikai


Aia ko`u mana`o i Lanikai,
I laila kaua i nanea ai,
I ka pa konane a ka mahina,
Ha`awi au i ko`u aloha ia `oe i Lanikai

The moon above us was shining bright,
While we were dancing on sand so white,
So close together 'neath the evening sky,
Oh, what a joy to be with you at Lanikai


My thoughts are often at Lanikai,
Relaxed together, just you and I,
The moon was shining high in the sky,
I gave my love away to you at Lanikai

Source: Victor Rittenband - This song was recorded by Ledward Ka`apana's group with vocal by Darren Benitez who later sang it for Johnny Lum Ho's halau entry in the "Miss Aloha Hula" competition at the 1993 Merrie Monarch Festival. This was also a prize winning song in 1984