| Hawaii | |
| Artist: | Elmer Bernstein |
| Album: | Hawaii |
| Released: | 1966 |
| Recorded: | 1966 |
| Genre: | Film scores |
| Length: | 2:13 |
| Label: | United Artists Records |
| Producer: | Bobby Helfer |
Hawaii (also known as I am Hawaii)[1] [2] was a 1966 theme song composed by Elmer Bernstein for the 1966 film of the same name. After the film's release, Mack David added lyrics to the song in October 1966.[3] The song was subsequently covered by artists such as Don Ho (for the 1966 album, Tiny Bubbles) and Cathy Foy (in a medley with "Follow Me" from the 1962 film, Mutiny on the Bounty), the winner of the 1975 Miss Hawaii pageant.[4] Foy's cover received greater national attention when it accompanied Angela Perez Baraquio's hula performance on Miss America 2001 before Baraquio became Miss America.[4] The song also received a cover by composer Henry Mancini in his 1966 album, "Music of Hawaii".[5] It peaked at #6 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.[6]
The song was composed in F major and transposed in C major.[7]