1959 HAWAII EDUCATIONAL FILM “HAWAII THE 50th STATE“ HONOLULU 89564
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EB Films presents, Hawaii The 50th State People and Resources. Produced by Encyclopedia Britannica Films. In collaboration with George Kish, PhD, University of Michigan. Producer is William Deneen. The film is narrated. The purpose of the film is to educate people on Hawaiian culture, fruit crops, travel and industry. The film opens with a view of the open sea. Lava explosions are seen, :30. Rock outcroppings in the ocean are shown: 40. A volcano is shown 1:10. A waterfall is shown 1:25. Aerial view of the mountains and volcanoes 1:55. Men paddle in an Outrigger Canoe 2:10. Polynesian women sit by a lagoon 2:38. Animated maps show the islands of Hawaii 3:05. The camera pans over the inhabited islands of Hawaii and names them 3:25. Molten lava crawls over the scorched earth 3:40. The island of Maui 4:00. The camera pans over the city of Honolulu. The Aloha Tower, 4:45. The Honolulu Port is shown with large freighter ships being loaded and unloaded 5:00. A plane taxis on the runway 5:15. The city streets of Honolulu who are shown 5:35. Man sells newspapers on the corner 6:03. Different clips of downtown Honolulu city life are shown 6:20. Tropical flowers are shown 6:40. Women sell traditional Hawaiian leis on the corner 7:00. A hula dancer’s hands in motion 7:20. A roast pig is prepared for a feast by several men 7:28. Statue of King Kamehameha 7:35. The Iolani Palace, 7:41. Mainland brand signs like Coca-Cola and Kentucky fried chicken are shown 7:52. Woman in a Japanese garden 8:21. Children play in a playground 8:45. Multicultural group of friends share lunch at a picnic table 9:15. United States flag is raised at a school 9:25. Sugarcane fields are shown 9:42. Men trim sugarcane stalks 9:53. Aluminum flumes carry water to the fields and overhead irrigation brings water to the sugarcane 10:35. Machines plant new sugarcane crops 10:48. Sugarcane is harvested 10:57. Creating furrows for pineapple planting 11:40. Man plants pineapples with his hands 12:00. A machine fertilizes the crops 12:10. Pineapples are dumped on conveyor belts to go to the processing plant 12:55. Pallets of pineapples are lifted onto ships for export to the mainland 13:05. Pearl Harbor 13:27. National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific 13:46. Gravestones are shown 13:55. Army Naval and Marine bases are shown soldiers march and go through war exercises 14:24. Troops run through the woods fully armed on war exercises 14:42. Visitors deplane and get the traditional Hawaiian lei when they arrive, 14:52. Sweeping view of the ocean with waves crashing 15:08. Waikiki Beach and a man surfing 15:22. A dog surfs on a surfboard by himself 15:40. Tourists ride in Outrigger Canoe 15:54. Waves crash against the rocks 16:19.
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