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Bishop Museum Media

This collection contains motion picture film reels, audio reels and audio tape, and videotapes related to Hawaiʻi and the Pacific originally acquired and held by the Bishop Museum.

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  • Public affairs

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Mongoose

Mongoose

Footage includes a young mongoose being fed and being played with indoors. This footage is from Bishop Museum accession number 1975.0034.0098

Duration:
00:02:01
Waikīkī, Honolulu Boat Day 1935

Waikīkī, Honolulu Boat Day 1935

Footage recorded in 1935 includes shots of Waikīkī and downtown Honolulu; The Royal Hawaiian Hotel; crowds on the beach; a shoreline; Boat Day at...

Duration:
00:09:50
Highlights in Hawaii Part 2 1920s

Highlights in Hawaii Part 2 1920s

Program presented by Baker's Pictures includes 1920s footage of sugar, pineapple, and rice cultivation and sites on various islands. Sites on...

Duration:
00:14:50
Outrigger canoe racing - Waikīkī Beach 1944

Outrigger canoe racing - Waikīkī Beach 1944

Footage recorded in 1944 includes outrigger canoe race contestants; teams paddling and racing; Duke Kahanamoku paddling; surfers; shots of Waikīkī;...

Duration:
00:15:40
Hawaii Statehood 1950, 1959

Hawaii Statehood 1950, 1959

Footage recorded in 1950 and 1959 includes election voting events; politicians; statehood related newspaper headlines; celebrations and crowds...

Duration:
00:10:47
Hula Dancing, Surf Riding at Waikiki, Native Life 1920s

Hula Dancing, Surf Riding at Waikiki, Native Life 1920s

Footage recorded in the 1920s includes a group of female hula dancers performing on the beach; surfers; the Royal Hawaiian Hotel; pounding poi;...

Duration:
00:10:53
The Hula of Old Hawaii 1943

The Hula of Old Hawaii 1943

Program with hula by Mary Kawena Pukui, Patience Wiggins, and Pele Pukui. Hula includes "Kaulilua I Ke Anu Waiʻaleʻale", "A Hilo Au E", "Kalalea",...

Duration:
00:27:13
Tapa Making with Kini Kapahu Wilson 1956

Tapa Making with Kini Kapahu Wilson 1956

Recorded in 1956 with Kini Kapahu Wilson (Kini Wilson). Footage includes Wilson showing how the wauke was prepared for kapa, how to use an iʻe...

Duration:
00:06:27
Last Ride on the Historic Oahu Railway 12/31/1947

Last Ride on the Historic Oahu Railway 12/31/1947

Footage recorded in 1947 includes crowds at the Oahu Railway and Land Company (OR&L) Depot and Kahuku; shots inside and outside the train;...

Year:
1947
Duration:
00:13:53
On the Beach at Waikiki 1953

On the Beach at Waikiki 1953

Program produced by Roy F. Crabb in 1953 includes footage of various activities in which visitors can take part at the Halekulani Hotel. Includes...

Duration:
00:03:25
First Two Aloha Week Celebrations 1947, 1948

First Two Aloha Week Celebrations 1947, 1948

Footage includes hula performances, ceremonies, processions, parades, and onlookers during the first two Aloha Week celebrations in 1947 and 1948....

Duration:
00:33:38
Life of the Land : Museum at Work 1955

Life of the Land : Museum at Work 1955

Program presented about Bishop Museum includes Donald D. Kilolani Mitchell talking to school children about poi and taro; presentations and...

Duration:
00:06:20
Prince Akihito's Visit to Hawaii, 1960

Prince Akihito's Visit to Hawaii, 1960

Footage recorded by Nobuo Miyaoka in 1960 includes Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko in a motorcade; a visit to Punchbowl; being...

Duration:
00:18:00
Niʻihau Tour, 1962

Niʻihau Tour, 1962

Footage recorded in 1962 by Roger Coryell includes visitors landing on Niʻihau; Governor William F. Quinn being escorted around the island and...

Duration:
00:03:55
Hawaii Now : Iolani Palace Restoration; 1975

Hawaii Now : Iolani Palace Restoration; 1975

Hawaii Now recorded in 1975, a reoccurring magazine news show aired on KHET. This episode is called "Hawaii Now : Iolani Palace Restoration" and is...

Duration:
00:23:45
Life in Hawaii part 3 of 3 1968

Life in Hawaii part 3 of 3 1968

Footage recorded by Thomas Taro Higa in 1968 includes people and various industries and trades in communities across the Hawaiian archipelago...

Duration:
00:26:35