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Brothers Under the Skin productions materials

This subcollection contains production materials from the documentary Brothers Under the Skin. Brothers Under the Skin is a look at the beginning of the modern labor era in Hawaiʻi. It also documents the longshoremen and women who organized the Hilo waterfront during the 1930s featuring actual film of the Hilo Massacre where peaceful demonstrators were gassed, hosed, then shot by police on August 1, 1938.

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  • Documentary

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Interview with Paul Tallet and Mrs. Tallet tape 3 8/5/86

Interview with Paul Tallet and Mrs. Tallet tape 3 8/5/86

Interview with Paul Tallet and Mrs. Tallet recorded on August 5, 1986. Topics of Paul Tallet's interview include longshoremen trading information...

Year:
1986
Duration:
00:17:41
Interview with Robert Napeahi tape 1 8/5/86

Interview with Robert Napeahi tape 1 8/5/86

Interview with Robert Napeahi about the beginning of the ILWU recorded on August 5, 1986. Topics include going to the dock to look for work,...

Duration:
00:19:50
Interview with Robert Napeahi tape 2 and b-roll of the Hilo docks 8/5/86

Interview with Robert Napeahi tape 2 and b-roll of the Hilo docks 8/5/86

Interview with Robert Napeahi about longshoring and keeping an eye out for other workers recorded on August 5, 1986. This video also includes...

Year:
1986
Duration:
00:21:51
Pier Block and Union tour with elder ILWU members 8/13/86

Pier Block and Union tour with elder ILWU members 8/13/86

Interview with old ILWU members as they tour the piers at the Port of Hilo. ILWU members are: Joe Kaheʻe, Paul Tallet, Joe Rocha, Matsutaro...

Year:
1986
Duration:
19:15:00
Elder ILWU reunion at the union hall and pier block tape 1 8/13/86

Elder ILWU reunion at the union hall and pier block tape 1 8/13/86

Interview with elder members of the ILWU during a reunion at the Union Hall and down at the pier at the Port of Hilo. Recorded on August 13, 1986....

Year:
1986
Duration:
00:20:25
Elder ILWU reunion at the union hall and pier block tape 2 8/13/86

Elder ILWU reunion at the union hall and pier block tape 2 8/13/86

Interview with elder members of the ILWU during a reunion at the Union Hall recorded on August 13, 1986. Members include Joe Kaheʻe, Paul Tallet,...

Year:
1986
Interview with Bert Nakano and Matsutaro "Makule" Jitchaku tape 1 8/12/86

Interview with Bert Nakano and Matsutaro "Makule" Jitchaku tape 1 8/12/86

Interview with Bert Nakano and Matsutaro "Makule" Jitchaku recorded on August 12, 1986. Topics include Harry Kamoku and how he organized labor,...

Year:
1986
Duration:
00:19:35
Interview with Bert Nakano and Matsutaro "Makule" Jitchaku tape 2 8/12/86

Interview with Bert Nakano and Matsutaro "Makule" Jitchaku tape 2 8/12/86

Interview with Bert Nakano and Matsutaro "Makule" Jitchaku recorded on August 12, 1986. Topics include politics and companies, what they saw on the...

Duration:
00:22:15
Interview with Napoleon Kenoe 6/25/86

Interview with Napoleon Kenoe 6/25/86

Interview with Napoleon Kenoe recorded on June 25, 1986. Topics include beginning work as a "ticket man," bribes to get work, family support for...

Year:
1986
Duration:
00:18:11
Interview with Bert Nakano 6/25/86

Interview with Bert Nakano 6/25/86

Interview with Bert Nakano recorded on June 25, 1986. Topics include "shape ups," an explanation of longshoring, sling loads, applying to an ILA...

Year:
1986
Duration:
00:17:31
Hilo Tribune Herald 1938 headlines tape 1

Hilo Tribune Herald 1938 headlines tape 1

This video includes a long shot of the headline "Tear Gas Ends Demonstration" in an issue of the Hilo Tribune Herald.

Duration:
00:01:34
Hilo Tribune Herald 1938 headlines tape 2

Hilo Tribune Herald 1938 headlines tape 2

This video includes footage of headlines, articles and photos from the July 22nd, 26th, 27th, 28th, and August 1st and 2nd 1938 issues of the Hilo...

Duration:
00:19:46
Hilo Tribune Herald 1938 headlines tape 3

Hilo Tribune Herald 1938 headlines tape 3

This video includes footage of headlines, articles and photos of the August 3, 1938 issue of the Hilo Tribune Herald covering the aftermath of the...

Duration:
00:05:16
Downtown Hilo area

Downtown Hilo area

This video includes scenic footage of Hilo. Subjects of the footage include the shore, a bandstand in a park, car and pedestrian traffic in...

Duration:
00:19:37
Chris Conybeare introduces ILWU

Chris Conybeare introduces ILWU

Transitions of Chris Conybeare introducing the local chapter of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU); introduction includes an...

Duration:
00:25:33
Voice of Labor headlines tape 1

Voice of Labor headlines tape 1

This video includes footage of headlines, articles, and cartoon panels in 1936 and 1937 issues of "The Voice of Labor" newspaper concerning...

Duration:
00:19:30