Andy Iona(1902-1966)
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Composer, songwriter and conductor, educated at Kamehameha School for
Boys and Henri Berger's Private School of Music in Honolulu, and also
the Arthur Lange Method (of arranging). He was a member of the KHS
staff orchestra and formed his own group (Andy Iona and His Islanders)
which appeared in films, hotels and theatres and on records. He toured
with Sonja Henie for twelve years. Joining ASCAP in 1940, his
popular-song compositions include "Blue Mist", "How'd Ya Do?", "At
Night by the Ocean", "South Sea Island Magic", "Aloha Beloved", "Maui
Moon", "South Sea Lullabies", "Kuu Ipo", "At Night By the Ocean",
"Million Moons Over Hawaii", "Polynesian Hula Love Song", "Naughty Hula
Eyes", "Saronga", "Hula Rockabye", "Mahalo I Thank You", "March On
Hawaii", "The Palm Trees Sing Aloha", and "Andy Iona's Songs of
Hawaii".
