During the filming of Paradise, Hawaiian Style, authentic dances by various groups attending an international conference at the Polynesian Culture Center were filmed in Hawaii.
Elvis, Vernon Presley and Colonel Tom Parker visited the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. Elvis also held a benefit concert to raise funds for the memorial.
Elvis received a telegram from the president of Capitol Records inviting him to a cocktail party in Los Angeles on August 24, where he was to meet The Beatles.