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After arriving back in Hawaii from the Army, Chad Gates (Elvis Presley) defies his parents' wishes for him to work at the family business and instead goes to work as a tour guide at his girlfriend's agency.
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Chad Gates
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Maile Duval
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Sarah Lee Gates
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Abigail Prentice
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Fred Gates
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Jack Kelman
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Mr. Chapman
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Tucker Garvey
Christian Kay ...
Beverly Martin
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Enid Garvey
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Waihila
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Ellie Corbett
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Selena (Sandy) Emerson (as Pamela Kirk)
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Patsy Simon
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Carl Tanami
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Ernie Gordon
Frank Atienza ...
Ito O'Hara
Ralph Hanalei ...
Ping Pong (as Tiki Hanalei)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Man in Beach Brawl (uncredited)
Angelina Bauer ...
Bit Part (uncredited)
Tom Carroll ...
Beach Party Guest (uncredited)
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Lawyer (uncredited)
Sharon Lee Connors ...
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Matron (uncredited)
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Gen. Anthony (uncredited)
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Bit Part (uncredited)
Joe Esposito ...
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Pat Fackenthall ...
Extra (uncredited)
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Maile's Tourist Customer (uncredited)
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Paul Duval (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
Thomas Glynn ...
Man at Party (uncredited)
Lenmana Guerin ...
Bit Part (uncredited)
George Halas ...
Extra (uncredited)
Danny Hashimoto ...
wedding scene boy in Blue Hawaii (uncredited)
Flora Hayes ...
Mrs. Maneka (uncredited)
Yolanda Hughes ...
Extra (uncredited)
Donna Juhl ...
Extra (uncredited)
Debra M. Kawamura ...
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Robert M. Luck ...
Extra (uncredited)
Clarence Lung ...
Lonnie, Bartender (uncredited)
Tani Marsh ...
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
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Maile's Tourist Customer (uncredited)
Irene Mizushima ...
Waitress (uncredited)
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Woman at Party (uncredited)
Ngarua ...
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
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Woman Paddling Canoe Near Hotel (uncredited)
Rudi Polt ...
Extra (uncredited)
Robert Kenui Pope ...
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Harmonica-Playing Convict (uncredited)
Bella Richards ...
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Police Lt. Gray (uncredited)
Elsie Russell ...
Extra (uncredited)
Ron Veto ...
Hawaiian (uncredited)
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Man Walking Down Street (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)

Directed by

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Norman Taurog

Written by

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Allan Weiss ... (story)
 
Hal Kanter ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Paul Nathan ... associate producer
Hal B. Wallis ... producer

Music by

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Joseph J. Lilley

Cinematography by

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Charles Lang ... director of photography (as Charles Lang Jr.)

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Terry O. Morse ... (as Terry Morse)

Editorial Department

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Warren Low ... editorial supervisor
Richard Mueller ... color consultant: Technicolor

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Hal Pereira
Walter H. Tyler ... (as Walter Tyler)

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Sam Comer
Frank R. McKelvy ... (as Frank McKelvy)

Costume Design by

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Edith Head

Makeup Department

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Nellie Manley ... hair styles supervisor
Wally Westmore ... makeup supervisor
Gary Morris ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Michael D. Moore ... assistant director (as D. Michael Moore)

Art Department

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Robert Ayres ... illustrator (uncredited)
Adam John Backauskas ... property maker (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Charles Grenzbach ... sound recordist
Philip Mitchell ... sound recordist
Bill Wistrom ... sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Barney Wolff ... special effects (uncredited)

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Farciot Edouart ... process photography
John P. Fulton ... special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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W. Wallace Kelley ... photographer: second unit

Music Department

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The Jordanaires ... vocal accompaniment (as The Jordanaires)
Joseph J. Lilley ... conductor
Charles O'Curran ... stager: musical numbers
Hank Garland ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Gus Levene ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Jack Mintz ... dialogue coach
Tom Parker ... technical advisor (as Col. Tom Parker)
Carl Skelton ... location auditor: Hawaii (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Chad Gates (Elvis Presley) has just gotten out of the Army, and is happy to be back in Hawaii with his surfboard, his beach buddies, and his girlfriend. His father wants him to go to work at the Great Southern Hawaiian Fruit Company, but he is reluctant. So he goes to work as a tour guide at his girlfriend's agency. Written by Pat McCurry

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Taglines Ride the Crest of the Wave Onto the Most Beautiful Place on Earth! Join ELVIS PRESLEY in a Paradisde of Song! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Hawaii Beach Boy (United States)
  • The Sky Land (India, English title)
  • Sous le ciel bleu d'Hawaï (France)
  • Blaues Hawaii (Germany)
  • Amor en Hawai (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 102 min
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Box Office

Budget $2,000,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $10,440,453

Did You Know?

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Trivia This was the most financially successful of all of Elvis Presley's movies. See more »
Goofs Every time they show the travel agency where Maile works, the traffic outside the window has a blue Ford Falcon and a 1957 white Ford convertible moving from the same spot. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Story of Elvis Presley (1977). See more »
Soundtracks Blue Hawaii See more »
Quotes Maile Duval: My French blood tells me to argue with you and my Hawaiian blood tells me not to mind - they're battling it out in front of me.
Chad Gates: I've never seen such a beautiful battleground.
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