Konia Markham the daughter of an American father and a Hawaiian mother is told by a sorceress that the man who presents her with a perfect white flower will be her true love When Bob Rutherford offers a gardenia to Konia at a banquet David Panuahi a rejected suitor becomes even more jealous and persuades Konia to have the kahuna put a death curse on Bobs fiancee Ethel Granville Bobs devotion to a failing Ethel softens Konia however and she has the curse removed She is about to jump into a volcano when Bob now released by Ethel from their engagement finds her and declares his love