Long before
Sally Struthers began promoting mail-order college degrees, she starred in this made-for-TV melodrama. Struthers plays Sara Moore, a young woman suffering from a rare blood disease. There's a slim possibility of her survival, but anxious surgeon Dr. Lawrence Maddox (
James Franciscus) can't wait; he needs Sara as an organ donor for a crucial heart transplant, and he needs her
now. Sara escapes to Hawaii, enjoying the sights and rebuilding her health -- with unkindly Doctor Maddox just one step behind her. Aloha Means Goodbye was the sort of ridiculous film fare that convinced
Sally Struthers to keep her day job on
All in the Family. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide