Dutch band, which got started by Bill Buysman in 1934 as "Kilima Hawaiian Trio". In 1936 he was joined by his wife Mary Buysman. They had their first recordings in 1941, which made them already quite successful in a very short time. In 1942 bass player Wim van Herpen joined the trio and the band changed name to "The Kilima Hawaiians".
Under this new setting they had their greatest moments of success, during the late 1940s and 1950s. They got back into the picture in the late 1960s when they were exclusively signed by CBS/Artone. In the meantime some new artists joined the band and some band members left and were replaced by new people. Their last release with original work came out in the 1970s. Afterwards only compilation albums with previously recorded material got released
LP 1
A Side
01 - Hawaii Tattoo
02 - Sweet Leilani
03 - Hilo March
04 - Moonlight And Roses
05 - Waikiki March
06 - Goodbye Hawaii
07 - Now Is The Hour
LP 1
B Side
08 - On The Beach At Waikiki
09 - Rhythm Of Islands
10 - A Rose Of Honolulu
11 - Farewell My Darling, Farewell
12 - Hawaiian War Chant
13 - Farewell Hawaii
14 - Aloha Oe
LP 2
C Side
01 - Tigershark
02 - Hula Rag
03 - Ola Bapa Dja - Ambon Haruku Saperua
04 - Tiare O Tahiti (Flower Of Tahiti)
05 - Taata Hu'A (Little Man) (Tahitian Folksong)
06 - Theme From Hongkong
07 - Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart
LP2
D Side
08 - Moana Rag
09 - Moonlight Over Hawaii
10 - Honolulu March
11 - Hawaiian March
12 - Terang Bulan
13 - Samoa Island
14 - Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au)
(P) 1973 CBS Inc.
Manufactured by CBS Records.
Made in Holland. Printed in Holland.