Blue Hawaii is a 1961 musical film set in the state of Hawaii and starring Elvis Presley. It was one of his most popular films.

Chad Gates has just gotten out of the Army, and is happy to be back in Hawaii with his surfboard, his beach buddies, and his girlfriend.

Much of the film was shot on location at the Coco Palms Resort on the East shore of Kauai. The resort has been abandoned since Hurricane Iniki in 1992, but is now slated for redevelopment. Information can be found at www.cocopalms.com.

Elvis himself visited the resort several times after the movie, always staying in cottage number 56.

Primary cast:

 Elvis Presley : Chad Gates

 Joan Blackman : Maile Duval

 Pamela Austin : Selena (Sandy)

 Record album

Recorded from March 21 to 23 of 1961 at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California, the music album of the same title was released in October.

Recording musicians

 Elvis Presley (vocals)

 The Surfers (background vocals)

 The Jordanaires (background vocals)

 Hank Garland, Tiny Timbrell (guitar)

 Bernie Lewis (steel guitar)

 Bob Moore (bass)

 Floyd Cramer, Dudley Brooks (piano)

 D.J. Fontana, Bernie Mattinson, Hal Blaine (drums)

 Boots Randolph (sax)

 George Field (harmonica)

 Fred Tavares, Alvino Rey (ukulele)

 Tracks

Side 1

1. Blue Hawaii — (Leo Robin & Ralph Rainger)

2. Almost Always True — (Ben Weisman & Fred Wise)

3. Aloha Oe — (Queen Liliukalini)

4. No More — (Don Robertson & Hal Blair)

5. Can't Help Falling In Love — (George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore)

6. Rock-a-hula Baby — (Ben Weisman, Fred Wise, Dolores Fuller)

7. Moonlight Swim — (Ben Weisman & Sylvia Dee)

Side 2

1. Ku-u-i-po (Hawaiian Sweetheart) — (George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore)

2. Ito Eats — (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett)

3. Slicin' Sand — (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett)

4. Hawaiian Sunset — (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett)

5. Beach Boy Blues — (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett)

6. Island Of Love — (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett)

7. Hawaiian Wedding Song — (Al Hoffman, Dick Manning, Charles King)

Lyrics for Blue Hawaii
performed by Elvis Presley

(Leo Robin — Ralph Rainger)

Night and you
And blue Hawaii
The night is heavenly
And you are heaven to me

Lovely you
And blue Hawaii
With all this loveliness
There should be love

Come with me
While the moon is on the sea,
The night is young
And so are we, so are we

Dreams come true
In blue Hawaii
And mine could all come true
This magic night of nights with you

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