Luana Harrington, her husband Ben, his mother Tutu, and the four younger children in the family go from their home on a pineapple plantation on the island of Maui, to Honolulu to meet the eldest daughter Emma Lu, who has graduated as a nurse in San Francisco and is returning home. Emma Lu brings with her Margaret Lester, sister-in-law of Luana, who has come for a visit. Emma Lu tells her mother that she has become engaged to a Sherman Grant, in San Francisco. However, Luana is concerned when Larry Brown, a school day sweetheart of Emma Lu's meets the family in Honolulu and appears to be still in love with her.
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