and jokes about the "spanking" the previous night. Meanwhile, Abigail has found romance with Jack Kelman, a long-time business partner in Chad's father's pineapple company. With Jack's help, Chad and his father resolve their differences about Chad's future. Chad and Maile form their own tourism business—Gates of Hawaii—and begin arrangements to provide tourist services for his father's large network of fruit salesmen in the continental United States and Canada. The film ends with Chad and Maile's lavish outdoor Hawaii wedding ceremony. Cast Elvis Presley as Chadwick "Chad" Gates Joan Blackman as Maile Duval Angela Lansbury as Sarah Lee Gates Nancy Walters as Abigail Prentice Roland Winters as Fred Gates John Archer as Jack Kelman Howard McNear as Mr. Chapman Steve Brodie as Tucker Garvey Darlene Tompkins as Patsy Simon Iris Adrian as Enid Garvey Hilo Hattie as Waihila Jenny Maxwell as Ellie Corbett Pamela Austin as Selena "Sandy" Emerson (as Pamela Kirk) Christian Kay as Beverly Martin Lani Kai as Carl Tanami Jose De Vega as Ernie Gordon Frank Atienza as Ito O'Hara Tiki Hanalei as Ping Pong Production Blue Hawaii was the first of three Elvis films to be shot in Hawaii, followed by Girls! Girls! Girls! in 1962 and Paradise, Hawaiian Style in 1965. Producer Hal B. Wallis was keen to put Presley into a film that showed how the army affected a man. Actress Juliet Prowse, who had starred with Presley in GI Blues, was approached to be his love interest again. However, after her demands were put forward, Paramount decided to drop her as a possible candidate for the role, choosing Joan Blackman instead. Presley was apparently so pale before shooting that Wallis personally recommended a brand of tanning lamp to darken his skin. The film was announced in the fall of 1960 as Hawaii Beach Boy. At the time, film producer Walter Mirisch had a similar titled film in production, "Hawaii", and he was upset that Wallis had chosen such a similar name. Presley arrived in Hawaii on March 18, 1961, to prepare for a charity concert that he was performing on March 25 to raise funds for the Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. He arrived at the recording studio on March 21 to start the recording of the film's soundtrack. Three weeks later, location filming had finished, including scenes at Waikiki Beach, Diamond Head, Mount Tantalus, and Hanauma Bay, a volcanic crater that is