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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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Hawaiian Feather Cloaks in Bishop Museum, 1937

Hawaiian Feather Cloaks in Bishop Museum, 1937

Footage recorded in 1937 includes models of birds native to Hawaiʻi; a close up of an ʻahu ʻula (feather cloak); and men dressed as aliʻi (chief),...

Duration:
00:04:25
Bishop Museum Artifacts, 1956

Bishop Museum Artifacts, 1956

Footage recorded in 1956 includes different views of a young man dressed as an aliʻi (chief) wearing mahiole (helmet), ʻahuʻula (feather cloak),...

Duration:
00:01:53
Islands of Hawaii Part 1 1939-1940

Islands of Hawaii Part 1 1939-1940

Program recorded in 1939 and 1940 by John V. Hanson. Footage from the islands of Maui, Hawaiʻi, and Kauaʻi includes scenes of a ship at a pier;...

Duration:
00:34:34
Hilo Railroad

Hilo Railroad

Hilo Railroad footage includes views of the railroad tracks; scenery from onboard the train; bridges; tunnels; passengers disembarking; the Captain...

Duration:
00:13:16
Oahu and Maui Scenes

Oahu and Maui Scenes

Footage includes the Windward side of Oʻahu; downtown Honolulu; King Kamehameha Statue; ʻIolani Palace; views of landscape from a plane; Maui...

Duration:
00:15:34
Kealia Ranch Hōnaunau, Hawaiʻi; reel 1 1948

Kealia Ranch Hōnaunau, Hawaiʻi; reel 1 1948

First reel of Kealia ranch in Hōnaunau, Hawaiʻi recorded in 1948. Footage includes men riding an all-terrain vehicle up a mountain; sawing a tree...

Duration:
00:14:15
World War II Scenes, 1945

World War II Scenes, 1945

Footage shot in 1945 and includes store windows, including Liberty House, taped up; members of the military and the public celebrating at the end...

Duration:
00:08:48
Hilo and Kona, Hawaiʻi Island

Hilo and Kona, Hawaiʻi Island

Reel includes footage filmed on Hawaiʻi Island in Hilo and Kona. Includes a garden; streets; buildings; Rainbow Falls; Akaka Falls; Kona Inn; First...

Duration:
00:14:36
Hawaii: The Scenic Isle of the Hawaiian Group

Hawaii: The Scenic Isle of the Hawaiian Group

Tourism promotional program presented by the Hawaii Tourist Bureau includes footage of Hilo Bay; streets; buildings; Wailuku River; Rainbow Falls;...

Duration:
00:10:51
Kauaʻi scenes, 1917

Kauaʻi scenes, 1917

Kauaʻi scenes filmed in 1917 and includes footage of a coast; a group of people at the mouth of a cave; landscapes; people sliding down a waterfall...

Duration:
00:18:18
Theatre de Hula-Hula, 1925

Theatre de Hula-Hula, 1925

Theatre de Hula-Hula includes a silhouette animation of white figures against a black background. Exaggerated representations of Hawaiʻi-inspired...

Duration:
00:03:19
Hula, Surfing, Pineapple Cultivation 1920s, 1930s

Hula, Surfing, Pineapple Cultivation 1920s, 1930s

Hula, Surfing, Pineapple Cultivation includes footage from the 1920s and 1930s of a woman dancing in a grassy area; surfing with shots of Diamond...

Duration:
00:15:41
Kilauea Erupts (1959-1960)

Kilauea Erupts (1959-1960)

Program presented by the Hawaii Natural History Association includes footage of lava flows and eruptions from Kīlauea Iki from November 14 through...

Duration:
00:03:25
Sea plane

Sea plane

Footage includes a ceremony for a seaplane with sailors and participants lined up on a dock. This footage is from Bishop Museum accession number...

Duration:
00:02:00