[man on radio] this is a call from hawaii, and here we meet again beneath the mighty moana banyan treee sea, the great panorama of waikiki beach before us-- old diamond head at one end, surfboards and outrigger canoes catching waves out there. these are the waves and steel guitars-- the sounds that mean you're hearing us from the islands as hawaii calls. [woman] at one time, it was broadcast on 750 different radio stations, but it played a very important part in promoting hawaii, so hawaii calls. ♪ hawaii calls ♪ with a message of aloha... ♪ radio's ability to bring into people's homes new places and new visions was one of the wonders of the age. from distant shores to distant wars, the citizens of america were transported to a world of imagination. in this way, the image of hawaii was invented, and millions of people who have never seen hawaii feel they know it. today the moana is dwarfed by huge skyscraper hotels, and hawaii calls is long forgotten. many tourist destinations have since modeled themselves on the image that hawaii has projected. the frontiers of global tourism have mov