And the way he did it was with a bombshell: “Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite” was part of a multi-media extravaganza that captured Elvis Presley at the top of a resurging career in 1973.

Fans will remember Presley’s character embracing his fictional love interest, Maile Duval, on the shores of the bay wearing his military uniform in “Blue Hawaii.” It also featured in his ...