1959 HAWAII EDUCATIONAL FILM “HAWAII THE 50th STATE” HONOLULU 89564

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EB Films presents, Hawaii The 50th State People and Resources. Produced by Encyclopedia Britannica Films. In collaboration with George Kish, PhD, University of Michigan. Producer is William Deneen. The film is narrated. The purpose of the film is to educate people on Hawaiian culture, fruit crops, travel and industry. The film opens with a view of the open sea. Lava explosions are seen, :30. Rock outcroppings in the ocean are shown: 40. A volcano is shown 1:10. A waterfall is shown 1:25. Aerial view of the mountains and volcanoes 1:55. Men paddle in an Outrigger Canoe 2:10. Polynesian women sit by a lagoon 2:38. Animated maps show the islands of Hawaii 3:05. The camera pans over the inhabited islands of Hawaii and names them 3:25. Molten lava crawls over the scorched earth 3:40. The island of Maui 4:00. The camera pans over the city of Honolulu. The Aloha Tower, 4:45. The Honolulu Port is shown with large freighter ships being loaded and unloaded 5:00. A plane taxis on the runway 5:15. The city streets of Honolulu who are shown 5:35. Man sells newspapers on the corner 6:03. Different clips of downtown Honolulu city life are shown 6:20. Tropical flowers are shown 6:40. Women sell traditional Hawaiian leis on the corner 7:00. A hula dancer’s hands in motion 7:20. A roast pig is prepared for a feast by several men 7:28. Statue of King Kamehameha 7:35. The Iolani Palace, 7:41. Mainland brand signs like Coca-Cola and Kentucky fried chicken are shown 7:52. Woman in a Japanese garden 8:21. Children play in a playground 8:45. Multicultural group of friends share lunch at a picnic table 9:15. United States flag is raised at a school 9:25. Sugarcane fields are shown 9:42. Men trim sugarcane stalks 9:53. Aluminum flumes carry water to the fields and overhead irrigation brings water to the sugarcane 10:35. Machines plant new sugarcane crops 10:48. Sugarcane is harvested 10:57. Creating furrows for pineapple planting 11:40. Man plants pineapples with his hands 12:00. A machine fertilizes the crops 12:10. Pineapples are dumped on conveyor belts to go to the processing plant 12:55. Pallets of pineapples are lifted onto ships for export to the mainland 13:05. Pearl Harbor 13:27. National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific 13:46. Gravestones are shown 13:55. Army Naval and Marine bases are shown soldiers march and go through war exercises 14:24. Troops run through the woods fully armed on war exercises 14:42. Visitors deplane and get the traditional Hawaiian lei when they arrive, 14:52. Sweeping view of the ocean with waves crashing 15:08. Waikiki Beach and a man surfing 15:22. A dog surfs on a surfboard by himself 15:40. Tourists ride in Outrigger Canoe 15:54. Waves crash against the rocks 16:19.

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In the beginning there was only the sea the vast blue of the Pacific and then the floor of the ocean cracked open in a cataclysm of fire and steam molten rock gushed forth from the Earth’s hot inner core spurting from this deep crack for millions of years Rock piled upon rock

Until one day the first peaks of land rose above the sea it was then that the Hawaiian Islands for the first time felt the warm light of day remember through Ian’s of time the land roll and the winds and the sea formed it into what Mark Twain is called the loveliest

Fleet of islands that lies anchored in any ocean swift streams have carved the land into rugged and spectacular forms you lofty mountains push upward into the clouds towering over 30,000 feet above the ocean floor these volcanic islands are but the exposed peaks of the world’s highest mountain range most of which lies

Beneath the sea sailing their outrigger canoes across thousands of miles of Pacific the Polynesians were the first to inhabit Hawaii migrating from other islands in the 11th century the Polynesians were mighty sailors a vigorous and handsome people for over 700 years the Polynesians lived here unknown to the Western world until

Their island paradise was discovered by the English explorer Captain Cook in 1778 lying 2,400 miles across the Pacific Ocean from the American mainland Hawaii at its own request became a territory of the United States in 1898 Congress granted full statehood in 1959 and America’s 50th state was welcomed

Into the union of the 23 islands recognized in the Hawaiian chain today only seven are inhabited Hawaii the largest island Maui Molokai lanai Oahu Hawaii and neha a land area about equal in size to the states of Connecticut and New Jersey together on the big island of

Hawaii Kilauea and mon aloha are among the world’s most active volcanoes still erupting pouring molten rock across the face of the land and into the sea much of the land on this island is covered by the lava flows in the island of Maui haleakala the world’s largest dormant volcanic crater has lain silent

And naked is the face of the moon since its last eruption nearly 300 years ago Oahu is the most important island over three-quarters of the 600,000 people of Hawaii live here the city of Honolulu on Oahu is not only the capital but it is truly the crossroads of the pacific

Center of transportation and commerce for the whole Pacific area a rapidly growing city of over 300,000 people the aloha tower stands in the harbor to welcome me of many nations which call at this port of Honolulu linking Hawaii with the rest of the world most manufactured goods must be imported but

In spite of this prices are little more than on the mainland 7 Airlines linka ye with the mainland Australia and the Orient Honolulu Airport is one of the busiest in the entire United States transportation between the islands is almost exclusively by hair the farthest island from Oahu is only an hour away in

Many ways Honolulu is not unlike any other American city people work in stores and banks and offices and their average income is much higher than it is in many states on the mainland they pay taxes vote attend church play football ride buses by the same soaps and drive

The same cars is due the people of Kansas City or Miami they attend excellent schools and universities listen to a number of different radio and television stations read any one of seven daily newspapers have hamburgers at a drive-in or dine at a fine hotel here life combines the conveniences and

Advantages of our modern industrial society with the ease and calm of bygone times the sea is never far with an annual average temperature of 74 degrees there swimming the year-round exotic flowers grow in profusion nurtured by an abundance of Sun and rain which falls in great amounts in some areas rain clouds

May hang heavily in one place while only a few miles away the Sun shines forth from a clear blue sky here gentleness is a way of life and there’s a basic sweetness in the character of the people though pure Hawaiians or Polynesians now account for only seventeen percent of

The population the traditions and culture of old Hawaii remain the hula its story told to the motion of the hands is the universal dance of the islands a luau is a feast in which a roast pig is prepared in the ancient Hawaiian Manor statues commemorate great Hawaiian Kings like Kamehameha and

Streets are named for them the Iolani Palace former home of the kings and queens of Hawaii is the only royal palace in the united states many hawaiian words are used in speech and print kow kow means food although Buddhist temples are strange to most parts of America oriental religions and

Traditions are common in Hawaii Chinese and Japanese shops and restaurants line Honolulu streets Hawaiians of Japanese descent now account for about one-third of the population their native customs provide variety and color most Japanese were born here and are as American as the citizens of any other city in the

United States their skills have been an important factor in the growth and development of the islands another third of the population is descended from several different races among them Polynesian Chinese Filipino Korean about a third of the people of Hawaii or of the white or Caucasian race know where

In the world do so many races live so harmoniously and productively together there is an almost infinite variety of combinations of the various ancestries many of the people can count English Dutch Chinese Italian Korean and some many other nationalities among their ancestors this fusing of the races is

Going on in one of the most healthful climates in the world under the american standard of living the result is as handsome and friendly of people as you’ll find anywhere on earth agriculture is Hawaii’s main industry sugar is the most important crop bringing in more than half of

Hawaii’s income from exports the sugar industry is Hawaii’s biggest tax payer employs the most people and pays them the world’s highest wages for agricultural workers efficient sugar production has been made possible by a high degree of mechanization and intensive scientific research sugar requires an enormous amount of water it

Takes over 250 gallons to produce just one pound of refined sugar irrigation experiments are constantly under way portable aluminum flumes are the newest method of carrying water to the fields while overhead irrigation has proven most practical in some locations automatic machines plant the seed cane pieces apply the various liquid and

Solid fertilizers necessary to produce the high yield and harvest over a million tons of sugar a year most of it is sent to the mainland where it is refined and marketed in Hawaii sugar is indeed king pineapple long a symbol of Hawaii is the second largest industry the islands of

Oahu Kauai Molokai Maui and lanai produce about seventy-five percent of the world’s supply of pineapple before planting strips of paper are laid across the fields forming rose the paper helps prevent the growth of weeds conserves moisture and fertilizer and increases soil temperature slips from mature plants are distributed along the lines

Of paper and the planters begin their operations it requires about 20 months for the plants to mature and bear fruit now comes the work of spraying fertilizing and controlling weeds to guide the plants through healthy growth to a successful harvest when peak harvest time comes in early summer many

Seasonal workers are employed in the fields trains Pickers walk along the rows selecting only the fully ripe fruit when the bin on the harvester is full the machine is raised so that the truck hauling it may drive away at the cannery the bins are lifted from the trucks and

The pineapples dumped on conveyor belts to begin their way through the processing plant in the form of juice whole or sliced pineapple well over a hundred million dollars worth is exported each year over 30 million cases to be loaded aboard the ship’s a reminder of the vital role this fruit

Plays in the Hawaiian economy is the giant pineapple which looms over the Honolulu skyline Pearl Harbor and the rusting Hulk of the battleship arizona are grim reminders of the Japanese attack in 1941 which claimed so many lives the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific is the resting

Place for more than 14,000 who lost their lives in the Pacific War and in the Korean conflict among them are the graves of many Hawaiian Japanese who died defending America today the Marine Corps Air Force Army and maybe in Hawaii are an important part of the economy

Hawaii is the center of our highly complex Pacific defense system stretching across the Pacific to Japan and China the armed forces in Hawaii are important is the first line of defense for America’s west coast units are trained for constant combat readiness visitors to the islands have made tourism the third largest industry and

Most rapidly expanding activity new places on earth offer as much too delightful visitor magnificent scenery quiet beaches in a climate where it’s always spring the beach in the sea at Waikiki visitors thrill to the unique mood and atmosphere of Hawaii distilled from its history and geography and the wonderful

Gentle people who live here with all its beauty brilliant mosaic of cultures thriving industries and military importance Hawaii offers much to all America as the 50th state of the union you