"Chad Gates has just been discharged from the Army, and is happy to be back in Hawaii with his surf-board, his beach buddies and his girlfriend."
Elvis Presley
as 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
Christian Kay
as Beverly Martin
Iris Adrian
as Enid Garvey
Hilo Hattie
as Waihila
Jenny Maxwell
as Ellie Corbett
Pamela Austin
as Sandy
Darlene Tompkins
as Patsy
Lani Kai
as Carl Tanami
Jose De Vega
as Ernie Gordon
Frank Atienza
as Ito O'Hara
Ralph Hanalei
as Ping Pong (as Tiki Hanalei)
Gregory Gaye
as Paul Duval (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Gene LeBell
as (uncredited)
Patti Page
as Woman Paddling Canoe Near Hotel (uncredited)
George DeNormand
as Gen. Anthony (uncredited)
Flora Hayes
as Mrs. Maneka (uncredited)
Lillian Culver
as Matron (uncredited)
Lenmana Guerin
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Hal Kanter
Screenplay
Norman Taurog
Director
Tom Parker
Technical Advisor
Jack Mintz
Dialogue Coach
Bill Wistrom
Sound Editor
Terry O. Morse
Editor
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Wally Westmore
Makeup Artist
Charles Grenzbach
Sound
Joseph J. Lilley
Original Music Composer
Edith Head
Costume Design
Nellie Manley
Hairstylist
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
Michael D. Moore
Assistant Director
Walter H. Tyler
Allan Weiss
Story
Charles Lang
Director of Photography
Frank R. McKelvy
Paul Nathan
Associate Producer
John P. Fulton
Visual Effects
Warren Low
Supervising Editor
W. Wallace Kelley
Second Unit Director of Photography
Conductor
Philip Mitchell