Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams, Bill Murray, John Krasinski, Danny McBride, and Alec Baldwin star in supporting roles.

[5] Military contractor Brian Gilcrest returns to Hawaii accompanying billionaire entrepreneur Carson Welch, who intends to develop local land into a space center.

His mission is complicated by his former girlfriend Tracy - now married with two children - and his idealistic Air Force liaison, Captain Allison Ng, whose wide-eyed fascination with space reminds him of his own childhood.

Gilcrest and Ng visit King Dennis "Bumpy" Kanahele in his isolated community, requesting that he participate in a blessing ceremony that will allow Welch to build his center.

Eventually, with her assistance, Gilcrest brokers a settlement with the king allowing for control over the territory of two whole mountains and free cell phone service for the area.

The following night, Gilcrest and Ng have dinner at Tracy's house, where they meet her husband John (nicknamed "Woody") and children, Grace and Mitchell.

Meanwhile, Woody and Tracy confront each other about recent marital tensions, which he believes started as soon as Gilcrest arrived, and both agree to separate.

Later that day, after the successful blessing of the new pedestrian gate, Gilcrest learns that the Chinese are attempting to hack the satellite's code to prevent the impending launch.

Dixon soon realizes Gilcrest was indeed being truthful about the satellite carrying a nuclear weapons payload, praises his actions, and reveals that authorities will soon take Carson into custody.

Outside the hotel, Gilcrest encounters Ng, who is preparing to depart, confesses that he truly loves her, and vows to await the day that she returns to Hawaii.

[15] A soundtrack album was released on May 26, 2015 by Madison Gate Records and Sony Legacy, which included tracks by Vancouver Sleep Clinic, Fleetwood Mac, David Crosby, Jonsi & Alex, Beck and Josh Ritter.

[30] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote: "It gives me no pleasure to report that Aloha is still a mess, a handful of stories struggling for a unifying tone.

[35][36][37] In June 2015, Crowe responded to the backlash: "I have heard your words and your disappointment, and I offer you a heart-felt apology to all who felt this was an odd or misguided casting choice.

As far back as 2007, Captain Allison Ng was written to be a super-proud one-quarter Hawaiian who was frustrated that, by all outward appearances, she looked nothing like one.

"[41][42][43] During the opening monologue for the 2019 Golden Globe Awards, co-host Sandra Oh alluded to the issue of whitewashing in Hollywood by joking that Crazy Rich Asians (2018) was "the first studio film with an Asian-American lead since Ghost in the Shell and Aloha."