[man singing in hawaiian] [man] ♪ everybody loves the huki lau ♪ ♪ where the lau lau is a kau kau ♪ ♪ luau... as the world shrinks in time, if not in distance, the faraway and exotic are becoming increasingly familiar. the hawaiian dream, the land of hula dancers and steel guitars, exotic but safe, is a recipe that many other tourist destinations have tried to emulate. here at waikiki beach, the focus of hawaii's mass tourism, tourism has become big business. [man singing in hawaiian] [man] aloha. [speaking hawaiian] welcome to our land of aloha, to our islands of paradise, to our home hawaii-- hawaii, the gathering place, the melting pot of the south pacific. tonight, through our songs and dances, we share with you the beautiful mixture of people, the cultures and hawaii of yesterday and the hawaii of today. since the discovery of hawaii by this first group of explorers, many more people throughout polynesia, along with the diverse customs and traditions, have been drawn to these lovely and friendly shores and now gratefully and proudly call hawaii home. we present to you now an even