Synopsis
This 1950’s era movie highlights the many tourist attractions in Hawaii focusing mainly on the islands of Honolulu and Hilo. Traditional Hawaiian scenes are highlighted as we follow a typical Hawaiian family from the husband’s job in the sugarcane fields in Hilo to a short vacation to see the sights in Honolulu. The movie opens with an animated map of the Hawaiian Islands. There are eight volcanic islands which form the archipelago. The animation names each of the islands and points out the largest cities on the islands. The animation goes on to show how winds hit the islands. The animation shows how clouds absorb the wind cooling the air causing rain 1:20. People walk through the tropical rainforest 1:45. A man picks a banana from a bunch on a tree 2:00. Boys pick coconuts by climbing the trees 2:15. Aerial view of Honolulu 2:35. Different cultures are featured in Hawaii 3:05. The second largest city in Hawaii shown: Hilo with a population of 35,000 3:35. Children play in the schoolyard 4:30. A teacher teaches from the blackboard 4:40. The teacher explains volcanoes to the children since they live on a volcanic island 5:11. Footage of an erupting volcano 5:25. Lava explodes from a volcano and rolls down the mountain 5:38. Vegetation and everything in the lava path is destroyed 5:50. The volcanic soil of the Hawaiian Islands is fertile and active 6:20. Farming abounds. Mr. Bright looks over the sugarcane fields 6:40. The sugarcane leaves are burnt at harvest time 7:05. A…
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- Running time
- 16 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
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- Stock Footage