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; views from onboard ships and planes; Haleakalā; flowers, plants, ferns; landscapes; black sand beaches; the Puʻuhonua O Hōnaunau (City of Refuge); fishermen; girls dancing hula; Kīlauea; Halemaʻumaʻu; Aloi Swamp. This footage is from Bishop Museum accession number 1972.0395.0001.
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