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[Home Movies of Maui and O‘ahu; Family Gatherings; Ryukyuan Dancing and more / circa 1950-1960]
Date1950-1960
ClassificationsMoving Images
Credit LineGift in Memory of Nanshin Okamoto
Object number2023.35.3
DescriptionColor home movie footage spliced together on the Hawaiian islands of Maui and Oʻahu. Footage filmed by Reverend Nanshin Okamoto in Hawaii circa 1950 to 1960. Footage shows landscapes of Maui and Oʻahu, family gatherings, family picnics, scenes at the airport, baseball, and various Okinawan gatherings depicting Ryūkyū buyō (traditional Okinawan dance) and music. Footage is about 27 minutes, 26 seconds.
:02 – Men gathered.
:19 – Building of the Kula Hospital (Kula Sanatorium) in Haleakalā, Maui.
:39 – Family or friends giving orchid lei to an individual who arrived at the airport.
1:20 – Sunrise on a summit, likely Haleakalā.
1:53 – Japanese-style Garden.
2:17 – Family Gathering.
2:20 – Wide angle, zoomed in shot of Kula Hospital.
2:26 – Field, could either be taro, rice, or watercress.
3:00 – Shot of a small town.
3:03 – Waterfall.
3:05 – Possibly Waialua lookout in North Shore, Oʻahu.
3:10 – Boat in water.
3:12 – Pier, possibly the Makai Research Pier.
3:42 – Family picnic gathering by ocean with food and drinks.
4:05 – Group posing for a family picture, elderly woman has traditional Okinawan hand tattoos called hajichi. The hajichi style is possibly from Itoman.
4:14 – Cow herding on the road.
4:40 – Cars and farm machinery being shown off by individuals.
7:44 – Oʻahu, looking towards Honolulu Harbor.
7:47 – Aloha Tower, Oʻahu.
8:15 – Koʻolau Mountain Range, looking towards Kamehameha Schools to Makiki Valley.
8:22 – Wide angle shot of Pūowaina (National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific).
8:42 – View from street, driving through Chinatown. Possibly the intersection of 2nd N. King Street and Nuʻuanu Avenue.
9:02 – View from street, driving through Chinatown. Possibly of Nuʻuanu Avenue, Kamaʻāina Shoes signage on left.
9:18 – Waterfall.
10:34 – Sugar plantation and town with harbor, view of Kula Hospital.
11:10 – Shots of baseball players running in field, mountains in background.
13:11 – Farm.
13:29 – Airlines tarmac, reads "Mainliner Maui"
15:06 – Gathering of Okinawans dancing Kachāshī with Koto and Sanshin players.
18:08 – A series of Ryūkyū buyō performances.
19:53 – Focus on Koto and Sanshin players.
21:55 – Okinawan gathering with food.
23:45 – Flight.
23:56 – Kagiyadefū (Ryūkyū-buyō).
25:35 – Mauna Kea or Haleakalā from the base of the mountain.
:02 – Men gathered.
:19 – Building of the Kula Hospital (Kula Sanatorium) in Haleakalā, Maui.
:39 – Family or friends giving orchid lei to an individual who arrived at the airport.
1:20 – Sunrise on a summit, likely Haleakalā.
1:53 – Japanese-style Garden.
2:17 – Family Gathering.
2:20 – Wide angle, zoomed in shot of Kula Hospital.
2:26 – Field, could either be taro, rice, or watercress.
3:00 – Shot of a small town.
3:03 – Waterfall.
3:05 – Possibly Waialua lookout in North Shore, Oʻahu.
3:10 – Boat in water.
3:12 – Pier, possibly the Makai Research Pier.
3:42 – Family picnic gathering by ocean with food and drinks.
4:05 – Group posing for a family picture, elderly woman has traditional Okinawan hand tattoos called hajichi. The hajichi style is possibly from Itoman.
4:14 – Cow herding on the road.
4:40 – Cars and farm machinery being shown off by individuals.
7:44 – Oʻahu, looking towards Honolulu Harbor.
7:47 – Aloha Tower, Oʻahu.
8:15 – Koʻolau Mountain Range, looking towards Kamehameha Schools to Makiki Valley.
8:22 – Wide angle shot of Pūowaina (National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific).
8:42 – View from street, driving through Chinatown. Possibly the intersection of 2nd N. King Street and Nuʻuanu Avenue.
9:02 – View from street, driving through Chinatown. Possibly of Nuʻuanu Avenue, Kamaʻāina Shoes signage on left.
9:18 – Waterfall.
10:34 – Sugar plantation and town with harbor, view of Kula Hospital.
11:10 – Shots of baseball players running in field, mountains in background.
13:11 – Farm.
13:29 – Airlines tarmac, reads "Mainliner Maui"
15:06 – Gathering of Okinawans dancing Kachāshī with Koto and Sanshin players.
18:08 – A series of Ryūkyū buyō performances.
19:53 – Focus on Koto and Sanshin players.
21:55 – Okinawan gathering with food.
23:45 – Flight.
23:56 – Kagiyadefū (Ryūkyū-buyō).
25:35 – Mauna Kea or Haleakalā from the base of the mountain.
Yoritsune, Henry
1930-1956
1940-1949