Elvis statue unveiled at “Aloha From Hawaii” concert site

July 30th, 2007

A life sized statue of Elvis Presley was revealed on Friday at the Neil Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, the original site of the Aloha From Hawaii concert in 1973. The bronze statue of Elvis which was commissioned by TV Land was meant as a tribute to the record breaking show.

It was the first concert to be broadcast via satellite, reaching more than a billion viewers worldwide which was unheard of at the time. Presley had a love affair with the islands both personally and professionally. He filmed three movies in Hawaii, “Girls! Girls! Girls”, “Paradise, Hawaiian Style” and of course “Blue Hawaii.” He also came to Hawaii for three different concerts. One of them being a benefit concert for the Kui Lee Cancer Fund in which he raised $75,000 in November 1972. Elvis also vacationed in Hawaii with his family and passed his love for the islands on to his beautiful daughter, Lisa Marie who frequents the islands as well. On August 16, it will be the 30th anniversary of The King’s passing. What better way to honor him and what he brought to the islands than to add the Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii DVD to your video collection?

(Picture provided by the AP Wire. No credit information available at press time)