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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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Kealia Ranch Hōnaunau, Hawaiʻi; reel 2 1948

Kealia Ranch Hōnaunau, Hawaiʻi; reel 2 1948

Second reel of Kealia ranch in Hōnaunau, Hawaiʻi recorded in 1948 by Joseph J. Lovell. Footage includes paniolo; wrangling cattle; cutting trees;...

Duration:
00:09:20
Howland Island 1935

Howland Island 1935

Footage of Howland Island recorded by Harold A. Meyer in 1935 includes swimmers; reefs; bringing supplies ashore; Major Porterfield holding a...

Duration:
00:06:38
Punahou School and Waikīkī; 1924-1931

Punahou School and Waikīkī; 1924-1931

Footage recorded from 1924 to 1931 by Ray Jerome Baker includes two girls riding in a car; walking up the steps and posing in front of Charles R....

Duration:
00:05:40
Eruption of Mauna Loa Volcano 1950; Mauna Loa Erupts 1950

Eruption of Mauna Loa Volcano 1950; Mauna Loa Erupts 1950

Programs about Mauna Loa produced in 1950 includes footage of a group of people walking across a lava field; a volcanic eruption; lava flow; day...

Duration:
00:08:32
Kīlauea 1952 Eruption, Kodak Hawaii

Kīlauea 1952 Eruption, Kodak Hawaii

Program about Kīlauea produced by Kodak Hawaii in 1952 includes footage of Halemaʻumaʻu; volcanic activity; day and night scenes. This footage is...

Duration:
00:03:10
Hawaiian Interlude

Hawaiian Interlude

Narrated program includes tourists arriving at Honolulu Harbor; the Kodak Hula Show; introduction of downtown Honolulu landmarks; other areas and...

Duration:
00:10:24
Aloha Week, Downtown Honolulu, Waikiki, Honolulu Airport 1950

Aloha Week, Downtown Honolulu, Waikiki, Honolulu Airport 1950

Recorded circa 1950, footage includes Aloha Week parade floats; people diving and swimming at a waterfall; crowds in downtown Honolulu; the street...

Duration:
00:08:44
Poi, imu, lauhala, Tahitian dancing by Margaret Titcomb 1936, 1937

Poi, imu, lauhala, Tahitian dancing by Margaret Titcomb 1936, 1937

Footage filmed by Margaret Titcomb in 1936 and 1937 includes Mary Kawena Pukui kuʻi kalo (pounding taro into poi) and wrapping food in ti leaf; men...

Duration:
00:11:51
On the Waves at Waikiki

On the Waves at Waikiki

On the Waves at Waikiki program filmed circa 1932 includes footage of Waikīkī Beach; the Royal Hawaiian Hotel; surfboard water-polo; surfing;...

Duration:
00:07:35
Opening of the 27th Legislature 1953

Opening of the 27th Legislature 1953

Opening of the 27th Legislature 1953, Territory of Hawaii recorded on February 18, 1953 and produced by Yew Char. At this time ʻIolani Palace was...

Duration:
00:29:13
Lei Day Pageant at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel

Lei Day Pageant at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel

Program recorded by Vivienne Mader includes footage of Lei Day performances. Including Lei Becker and Keoki Becker performing part of an operetta....

Duration:
00:14:32
Amos Home Movies #8 - Oʻahu, Kauaʻi

Amos Home Movies #8 - Oʻahu, Kauaʻi

Footage filmed by Charles W. Amos includes the family onboard a ship; playing with a banyan tree; the ocean; buildings; Waimea Canyon; a sugar...

Duration:
00:14:32
Hula Paʻaloha, Reel IV - The Beamers

Hula Paʻaloha, Reel IV - The Beamers

Program about the Beamer family's Island of Hawaiʻi style hula filmed by Vivienne Mader from 1930 to 1935. Includes performances by Helen Desha...

Duration:
00:13:24
The Story of Ewa : A Cane Sugar Plantation 1926

The Story of Ewa : A Cane Sugar Plantation 1926

Program filmed by Ray Jerome Baker for Ewa Plantation in 1926 includes footage of the plantation filmed from a train; shots from inside the sugar...

Duration:
00:23:34
Tour of the Hawaiian Islands Reel 2 : Islands of Hawaii 1930-1940

Tour of the Hawaiian Islands Reel 2 : Islands of Hawaii 1930-1940

Program filmed by John V. Hansen includes footage of landmarks and landscapes on Kauaʻi and Oʻahu. Kauaʻi footage: Nāwiliwili, Waimea Canyon, a...

Duration:
00:30:52
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Visit to Hilo 7/25/1934

President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Visit to Hilo 7/25/1934

Footage filmed on July 25, 1934 includes the U.S.S. Houston bringing President Franklin D. Roosevelt to Hilo; visitors receiving lei; people...

Duration:
00:04:59