Richard 'King' Howland and his sister Sloane (Heston and Mimieux) live on an island, the only wonderful place that gets bigger every time they saw it from the sky
Sloane has just returned from California graduated but she despises waiting
She has something on her mind to tell her brother about Paul (James Darren). So she asks her brother how did he feel about Paul Kahana?
The whole film is about racial intolerance and it sends a strong message, which kept the story interesting
Trade with them, be friends with them, even sleep with them, but don't marry them
This is Hawaii
It can happen here, and it does all the time
For Laura Beckett (Elizabeth Allen), King's sister-in-law, it happens, but not to people of their class
For King, if Sloane marries Paul, her children will inherit Manoalani one day, and all that goes with it
Paul is pure Hawaiian
Their families have been in these islands over a hundred years
They have never mixed their blood
Charlton Heston plays a rich narrow-minded pineapple grower, obstinately and intolerantly devoted to his own beliefs, even though he himself having an affair with Mai Chen (France Nuyen), the woman who doesn't ask questions
Mai knows that most women can make the world go away for a while, but none can make it stay away
Richard Knows that he's in danger of becoming an uncle
His sister and himself are the last of their line
Her son will own Manoalani one day and he has to be the right kid of son
Obviously he could have a child
He might even have a son
But he has no intention of marrying again
But Mai Chen thinks differently
He should have his own son
But King had a son
His name was Richard Howland III
He was 3 years old that day
A tidal wave, 40-foot crest smashed into Hilo and killed him and his mother and 120 others
So he doesn't want another son
Yvette Mimieux achieved stardom in "Where the Boys Are" (1960) and here, she is incredibly fresh, innocent and beautiful
Filmed in Color and Wide Screen, the photography is too beautiful presenting a tropical paradise of turquoise waters, white sandy beaches, waving palm trees, lush tropical vegetation and gentle sunshine
