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Amateur Produced Trip to Hawaii Travelogue Film (In German) Honolulu 86934 (1967)

1967 · Feature film · 45 min

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This film is a 1967 amateur travelogue film chronicling the wonders of Hawaii, specifically the wonders of Hawaii’s Big Island. It was made by an unknown filmmaker (or possibly a husband-wife team of filmmakers). The film opens with scenes from an airport tarmac where a Pan Am airplane awaits the eager travelers. When the travelers arrive in Honolulu and then subsequently the Big Island, the film begins to montage clips of the attractions of the Big Island while voice over in German delves deeper into the historical and cultural significance of these sites. Pan American Airways (Pan Am) Boeing 707-321B aircraft on tarmac (0:13). Views of the Pacific Ocean as seen from plane (0:29). Hula dancers welcome travelers to Hawaii (0:59). Honolulu International Airport on Big Island (1:08). Passengers disembark Pan Am plane that reads Honolulu Airlines on Big Island (1:27). View from driver’s seat of car looking at different plants and vegetation (1:41). Woman with senior man and woman on coffee plantation (1:49). Family’s cabin overlooking the Pacific Ocean on a fruit farm (2:07). Banana harvest (3:05). Coffee tree (3:15). Montage of different flowers and vegetation on the land (3:15). Close-up of guava plant (4:37). Sunset on the horizon (5:11). Man uses a manual typewriter in home office (5:25). Kona Mission School (6:33). People exit Seventh-Day Adventist Church (6:53). Mokuaikaua Church and mission of Kailua-Kona (7:39). Tourist center (9:08). Hotel with flags of the United…

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Running time
45 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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