I learned the song and the moves in 1960 from a wonderful Hawaiian woman named Pansy.
It was just one of a few songs and dances that I learned from her. Her children did it at their school in Hawaii before they moved to the mainland and she showed a movie of her youngest son (my age), doing it with his class when he was in kindergarden.

I remember the words somewhat differently.

Hawaiian rainbow
up in the sky.
Up in the mountains,
where the clouds roll by.

But I was such a young girl, maybe time took some of the words...

It is a sweet and simple little song, just perfect to teach to the very young.

Over the many years that have passed since I learned this song, I have never heard it sung
by anyone else, nor has anyone ever heard of it.

And now I have new lyrics!
So I guess I will just keep on sharing it with the children I meet and teach!

Peace,
Laurie