50 Best Hawaiian Songs for IG Reels & Stories

Best Hawaiian Songs for Instagram Reels and Stories

There’s a certain mood that hits when you hear Hawaiian music drifting through your feed. It’s not pure escape, not exactly nostalgia, but something hovering between. You might be scrolling half-awake at midnight or standing in line somewhere with bad fluorescent lighting when a ukulele riff cuts through, and suddenly your headspace flips. The sound pulls at something loose in you, the way salt air lingers in your hair after a day outside. These tracks aren’t picture-perfect backdrops. They feel closer to sand sticking to your feet and the ocean humming in your ears.

Nobody’s wandering into these songs like they walked into a travel commercial. They carry warmth but also the kind of rawness that keeps them from floating away. Some lean playful, some lean heavy, some blend in elements from pop, rock, country, and R&B songs, and it all sits together in an easy tangle. A track can feel like a lazy drive down a coastline or like staying up too late at a bonfire with someone you barely know. And not every track speaks directly on Hawaii either, but they still hit the spirit of it in a way that makes sense when you’re trying to freeze a mood into a Reel or Story.

The vibe doesn’t need polishing. It thrives in that in-between where joy has texture and calm has an edge. These songs sit right in that space, carrying an energy that works for clips of sunsets, beach days, or even quiet moments that never make it to your feed. Here are the best Hawaiian songs for Instagram reels and stories.

1. 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World' by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

2. 'I'm Yours' by Jason Mraz

3. 'Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride' by Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu and the Kamehameha Schools Children's Chorus

4. 'Fish and Poi' by Sean Na'auao

5. 'Island Style' by John Cruz

6. 'Better Together' by Jack Johnson

7. 'Blue Hawaii' by Elvis Presley

8. 'Aloha 'Oe' by Queen Liliuokalani

9. 'Guava Jelly' by Ka'au Crater Boys

10. 'He Mele No Lilo' by Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu

11. 'Ehu Girl' by Kolohe Kai

12. 'Let's Do It Again' by J Boog

13. 'Cool Down' by Kolohe Kai

14. 'Love and Honesty' by Hawaiian Style Band

15. 'Hi'ilawe' by Gabby Pahinui

16. 'Night Bird' by Kalapana

17. 'You Can Have It All' by Maoli

18. 'Hawai'i '78' by Makaha Sons of Ni'ihau

19. 'Sweet Someone' by Don Ho

20. 'Wade in Your Water' by Common Kings

21. 'Kawaipunahele' by Keali'i Reichel

22. 'Pua Hone' by Dennis Kamakahi

23. 'Hawai'i Aloha' by Lorenzo Lyons

24. 'Pua Lililehua' by The Kahauanu Lake Trio

25. 'My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii' by Ted Fio Rito

26. 'I'll Remember You' by Kui Lee

27. 'To You Sweetheart Aloha' by Harry Owens

28. 'Lovely Hula Hands' by R. Alex Anderson

29. 'Beyond the Reef' by Alfred Apaka

30. 'Ke Beauty A'o Manoa' by The Brothers Cazimero

31. 'Honolulu City Lights' by Keola and Kapono Beamer

32. 'Ka Uluwehi O Ke Kai' by Edith Kanaka'ole

33. 'Hawaiian Paradise' by Al Caiola and His Orchestra

34. 'Malama Mau Hawai'i' by Amy Hanaiali'i Gilliom

35. 'Pupu Hinuhinu' by Helen Desha Beamer

36. 'Every Little Thing' by J Boog ft. Fiji

37. 'My Love' by Irie Love

38. 'He Ono' by Ka'au Crater Boys

39. 'White Sandy Beach of Hawaii' by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

40. 'Sand in My Boots' by High Watah

41. 'You Ku'uipo' by Willie K

42. 'Hukilau Song' by Jack Owens

43. 'Kiss You in the Morning' by Kalaeloa

44. 'Waimanalo Blues' by Country Comfort

45. 'Simple Love Song' by Anuhea

46. 'E Ku'u Morning Dew' by Eddie Kamae

47. 'Every Night Every Morning' by Maoli

48. 'Ku'u Ipo I Ka He'e Pu'e One' by Nina Keali'iwahamana

49. 'All Hawai'i Stands Together' by Liko Martin

50. 'Tiny Bubbles' by Don Ho