Of Hawaiian words and a note on money -- Sailing to paradise -- Flying air paradise : the evolution of flight to Hawaii -- The hula : taking America by dance -- Sliding into paradise : the Hawaiian steel guitar -- Ring my bell : music from the paradise of exotica -- Passing the tiki torch -- A twisted tale : the emergence of rattan furniture -- The shirt heard 'round the world -- If it swells, ride it : a surfin' tsunami surges to the California coast -- Breeding a hope for the future : interracial romance embarks for the mainland -- Appendix A: Bigger, better and braver : why the world's largest flying boat ever made never flew a commercial route to Hawaii -- Appendix B: The Zenith Trans-Oceanic: bringing Hawaii to your living room via shortwave.