Elvis in Hawaii (1957)
Source: Bob Klein Photo Archives
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Elvis with flower lei after arriving in Honolulu
1957
November 5 - Los Angeles, California:
Elvis boards the USS Matsonia for his first visit to the Islands of Hawaii.
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November 8 - Aboard the USS Matsonia
While
Elvis is still aboard the USS Matsonia, Elvis' latest movie
"Jailhouse Rock" opens at theaters across the USA.
November 9 - Arrival in Honolulu, Oahu
Elvis
has a press conference aboard the USS Matsonia after its arrival in
Honolulu' harbor at 8.45 a.m. After the press conference Elvis and
his party head to the Hawaiian Village Hotel where Elvis checks in
for room 14a.
Later today the members of the band and the Jordanaires will arrive
on Oahu by plain.
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