  We prove that a closed subgroup $H$ of a second countable locally compact
group $G$ is amenable if and only if its left regular representation on an
Orlicz space $L^\Phi(G)$ for some $\Delta_2$-regular $N$-function $\Phi$ almost
has invariant vectors. We also show that a noncompact second countable locally
compact group $G$ is amenable if and ony if the first cohomology space
$H^1(G,L^\Phi(G))$ is non-Hausdorff for some $\Delta_2$-regular $N$-function
$\Phi$.
