This color 1960s travelogue film about Hawaii is a United Air Lines Presentation, showcasing its DC-8 airplane. First-class passengers comfortably sit and talk, followed by those in coach (:25-:39). The United DC-8 is shown in flight (:41; 1:39). The stewardess, wearing a flower over her ear, brings meals. First-class gets champagne (:42-1:35). The plane flies by Waikiki Beach (1:49). After landing, hula dancers greet the passengers with leis (2:00-2:25). A Gray Line station wagon cab takes passengers to a Waikiki hotel (2:26-2:55). A woman unpacks in her hotel room, and others look from their balcony to the beach where people frolic in the ocean waves. Diamond Head is in the background (2:56-3:24). Beachgoers wear decorated straw hats (3:25-3:35). A woman with a pixie haircut and strapless suit puts on suntan lotion (3:45-3:50). Some accommodations have a kitchenette (4:19-4:33). A restaurant buffet is shown (4:35-5:05). Kalakaua Avenue offers shopping, and a couple buys Hawaiian clothing (5:12-5:45). People paddle in a Swift outrigger canoe (5:48-6:35). Women take surfboard lessons from well-built male instructors on the beach before trying the waves (6:36-7:25). Two-person surfboard acrobatics are shown (7:25-7:53). A dog rides on a surfboard (7:54-8:10). A waiter teaches evening diners how to use chopsticks (8:32-8:50). They watch a Polynesian Fire Dance (8:51-9:06). Passengers board an Aloha Airlines plane (9:14). Kauai is shown from the air, as is a Convair 340 Hawaiian Airlines jet (9:28-9:43). A woman in a 1960s dress with coordinating short jacket puts a giant flower in her hair in her hotel room (10:09-10:22). Waimea Canyon is shown (10:40-11:00). People use a slide made of natural marble that drops into a stream (11:01-11:27). Hanalei Valley grows poi (11:40). A man in a rowboat drops a long net. People on the beach rush to help pull it in, known as hukilau (11:58-12:44). That evening, a giant bonfire, tribal drums, and a conch shell call signify the start of dinner. Waiters bring in the food while a couple sings (12:45-14:40). The jet travels to Maui (14:44). Tourists ride in a car with a tour guide (15:10-15:36) to Iao Valley, with its Needle and waterfalls (15:38-15:48). Sugar cane is grown in the lowlands (15:49-16:00), and flowers line the road to Lahaina (16:01-16:22). Haleakala crater is shown (16:23-16:40). Hawaii (the Big Island) is shown from the air (17:42-18:00). Hilo has orchid gardens (18:15-18:35), from which women make leis by stringing the flowers (18:36-18:57). Women swim in an orchid pool, joined by divers from the rocks above (18:58-19:24). Kalapana has a black sand beach (19:35-19:44). A boy walks up a palm tree and throws coconuts down (20:09-20:38). A rainbow frames the ocean (20:41). A scuba diver spears a fish in the coral gardens (21:30-21:57). A couple deep-sea fish and the catch is hung up. Also shown is a marlin (21:58-22:30). A luau is prepared, including roast pig and poi, eaten by the fingers (22:33-23:19). A hula dancer dances in the moonlight (23:30). Food is served in an oriental teahouse (23:53-24:02). A hula dance is shown (24:03-24:29).

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