ɡˈɜːlz ɪn həwˈaɪiːz fˈɜːst ɹᵻlˈiːs wʌz fˈaʊnd ɪnðə ɡɹˈaʊnd: ðə wˈɪntɚɹ ˌiːpˈiː ɪn ˈɜːli tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː, ˈæftɚ wˌɪtʃ ðə bˈænd tˈʊɹd θɹuː bˈɛldʒəm ænd fɹˈæns.
Girls in Hawaii's first release was Found in the Ground: The Winter EP in early 2003, after which the band toured through Belgium and France.