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Paradise, Hawaiian Style is a 1966 musical film and comedy starring Elvis Presley. It was the third and final motion picture that he filmed in Hawaii.

Plot

Rick Richards is an airline pilot who has just been fired. He decides to go back to Hawaii and start an helicopter charter service. He gets his buddy Danny Kohana involved and their business is a success. But Rick's reckless flying and his negotiations with local women may lose the business for Rick and Danny altogether.

Primary cast

Elvis Presley
: Rick Richards
Suzanna Leigh
: Judy Hudson
James Shigeta
: Danny Kohana
Philip Ahn
: Moki Kaimana
Donna Butterworth : Jan Kohana
Marianna Hill
: Lani Kaimana
Irene Tsu : Pua
Linda Wong : Lehua Kawena

Record album

Recorded in late July and early August of 1965 at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California, the music album was released to coincide with that of the motion picture.

Recording musicians:

Elvis Presley (vocals)
The Jordanaires (background vocals)
The Mello Men (background vocals)
Scotty Moore, Barney Kessel, Charlie McCoy (guitars)
Bernal Lewis (steel guitar)
Ray Siegal, (bass)
D.J. Fontana, Hal Blaine, Victor Feldman (drums)
Larry Muhoberac (piano)
Boots Randolph (sax)

Tracks (songwriter):

Side 1: #Paradise Hawaiian Style - (Bill Grant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye) #Queenie Wahine's Papya - (Bill Grant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye) #Scratch My Back (Then I'll Scratch Yours) - (Bill Grant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye) #Drums Of The Island - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett) #Datin - (Fred Wise & Randy Starr)

Side 2:' #Dog's Life - (Ben Weisman & Sid Wayne) #House Of Sand - (Bill Grant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye) #Stop Where You Are - (Bill Grant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye) #This Is My Heaven - (Bill Grant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye) #Sand Castles - (David Hess & H. Goldberg)

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