The Kilima Hawaiians were a well known and popular Dutch Hawaiian music group who had a hit with "Er hangt een Paardenhoofdstel aan de Muur" / "Es hängt ein Pferdehalfter an der Wand".

Some of the steel guitarists that played with them were Rudi Wairata, Coy Pereira and Frans Doolaard.

[1][2] With the growing popularity of Hawaiian music in post-war Holland they were considered the rage.

[11] Their 1965 album Farewell Hawaii received a favorable review from Billboard with their adding a pop sound to the music.

[20] The last surviving member, Vic Spangenberg, who joined the group in 1938, died at the age of 94 in Alkmaar on April 30, 2016.