1970S AMATEUR PRODUCED TRIP TO HAWAII TRAVELOGUE FILM (IN GERMAN) HONOLULU 86934

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This film is a 1970s era 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 States, Canada, Mexico, England, Australia, Japan among others hanging out front (9:37). Children walk towards sea coast on field trip studying local history (10:16). Man reeling in swordfish (11:38). St. Peters by-the-sea Catholic Church located in Kahaluu-Keauhou, Big Island, Hawaii (12:24). More closeups of flowers and other vegetation (12:33). Spot where Captain James Cook pulled to shore (14:35). Scenes of Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park, including burial place of native Hawaiians (14:43-17:34). Explanation of orchid flower that make up lei and lei making process(18:12). Wild fuchsias plant (18:42). Sunday church bells calling native Hawaiian protestant congregants who still sing in their mother tongues (18:55). Congregants singing chants (19:23). Akaka Falls Park (23:17). Detailed shots of foliage (23:48). Sugar cane crop (25:48). Explanation of sugar cane harvest (26:13). Aloe plant (27:02). Montage of plant clips (27:20). Perhaps Valley of the Temples Memorial Park Buddhist cemetery (28:45). More nature clips (28:58). Puuhonua o Honaunau Park (30:08). Freshly picked coconut is cut open for milk (32:45). Surfers ride waves (33:12-36:54). Volcano (37:05). Footage of hot lava (37:36). Halemaumau Crater (39:25). Close-ups of hot lava (39:42). Volcanic eruption - destruction of land and homes (41:04). Tarmac of an airport on the Big Island (44:50). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit