BOAC,
Can't really remember, I have been flying the bus for the past two years, so I do not recall anything about the 737 MEL. What I can tell you is that there is all kind of 737's operating at CGH (GOL, VARIG, BRA), brand new ones and some old ones...don't believe that the rev are required for that airport / slippery runway.
Don't know hot to insert images here...I could show the relevant MEL pages...