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Along with South Pacific, also celebrating 50th Anniversary's are the musicals "Oklahoma" "King and I" and "Some Like it Hot"

1. "Bali Ha'i": Bali Ha'i will call you — just don't call it Bali Ha'i. The preferred, Hawaiian name for the green twin peaks featured in the movie is Makana (meaning "gift"). Many places along the North Shore seen in the movie, including several beaches in Ha'ena (Hā‘ena), offer vistas of this lovely mountain. At Limahuli Garden and Preserve, one of three National Tropical Botanical Garden sites on Kauai, the well-framed view of Makana is a marked stop on its self-guided tour, which has a virtual version online. There you'll learn about the fire-throwing ceremony, 'oahi, which took place only on very significant occasions. After climbing the dangerously steep cliffs to the top of Makana by day, the men would wait until night to throw lightweight firebrands into the air. Caught in the updrafts of tradewinds, the burning wooden spears would soar out over the sea — Polynesian pyrotechnics.

2. "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair": Lumaha'i Beach, off the winding road from Hanalei to Ha'ena, is well-known as the site of Nellie Forbush's signature song. But what's less well-known is how its strong waves can wash you right out to sea — there's no protection from powerful ocean currents. It's best to enjoy this beautiful crescent of golden sand from the beach, and even then to keep an eye on the water, which can produce rogue waves; summertime is the safest for visitors. Sand and snorkel lovers should also exercise caution at the North Shore's Ke'e (Kē‘ē) and Makua (also known as Tunnels) beaches, which provided striking scenery for "South Pacific" but are subject to dangerous surf. Equally pristine and potentially perilous is Polihale Beach, seen late in the movie as the launchpad for a military attack; access to the remote West Side strand is currently closed while road and bridge repairs are under way.

3. "Happy Talk": If you love movie lore as much as lush landscapes, Hawaii Movie Tours will "talk about things you'd like to do" — and in the case of "South Pacific," have you singing a song or two from the Tony-award-winning musical. Its popular, five-hour Coastal Tour covers filming sites from many movies shot on Kauai. Specific "South Pacific" points of interest include Hanalei Pier, shown in several scenes; 'Anini Beach, where passengers on the 14-person minivan enjoy a picnic lunch and a backdrop from "SP" and "Honeymoon in Vegas"; and the long-shuttered Coco Palms resort, where the cast and crew stayed (you can catch a glimpse of it in the DVD's vintage making-of featurette). While Hawaii Movie Tours doesn't go to the privately owned "Slippery Slide" waterfall in Kilauea, where "Happy Talk" and another "SP" scene were filmed, it can boast that it's the only operator allowed on the grounds of the Coco Palms (more renowned for its role in "Blue Hawaii").

4. "Some Enchanted Evening": Since the Princeville Hotel and the Bali Hai Restaurant and Happy Talk Lounge at neighboring Hanalei Bay Resort are currently closed for renovations, it's not as easy to pretend you're sipping cocktails on plantation owner Emile's terrace, with its breathtaking overlook of Hanalei Bay and Makana. But you can hear "laughing across a crowded room" and find "true love" every Wednesday night at the Hilton Kauai Beach Resort, which offers a "South Pacific" dinner show in its main ballroom.

5. "Honey Bun": Mitzi Gaynor's Nellie Forbush and Ray Walston's Luther Billis sing this song and strut their stuff for sailors on a stage built at Kalapaki Bay, now home to the Kauai Marriott Resort and Beach Club.