Produced and hosted by Charles Kinsley and Jack Streb for Kodak, Hawaiian Movie Trails is a short film from the 1960s that gives viewers a tour of the Hawaiian Islands while providing tips on how to better photograph and film a visit to the Pacific island chain. Charles and Jack arrive at the Coco Palms Hotel on the island of Kauai. The hotel grounds feature lagoons with water lilies. Children fish the lagoon. Two people take an outrigger ride on one of the lagoons. Next, the two men go to Waimea Canyon State Park (01:23) with its spectacular views. At the Hanalei Plantation Hotel (02:16), guests golf, dine in a luxurious restaurant, and enjoy the views overlooking the bay. Charles and Jack take a guided boat tour on Kauai’s Wailua River (03:05). They visit the fern grotto (04:28) as part of the trip. On the ride back, the boat’s guide teaches songs to the visitors, and two little girls dance hula. Back at the Coco Palms, guests enjoy the ceremonial lighting of the torches at night (05:50). The two men arrive at the airport in Maui (06:30). Shots show Maui’s landscape, golf courses, hotels and swimming pools, and sugar cane fields. At the coastal town of Lahaina (07:48), they visit the village’s hotel, jail, and a park with canons recovered from the wreckage of an old Russian ship. Viewers also see Maui’s beaches, including Fleming Beach (09:20), Haleakala National Park (10:00) with its stunning views of volcanoes and the unique Haleakala silversword plants. The next stop is the big island of Hawaii. They visit the Kona Inn (13:55), then they go photograph recently caught blue marlins that are measured and weighed at the docks. Charles and Jack go out on a charter boat to fish for marlin. The captain baits the line with artificial squid, and a marlin hits the line (15:28) but quickly gets away. This is followed by footage of active volcanoes spewing magma (16:36). The men walk along Devastation Trail (17:03) with its barren landscape. They next travel to Hilo (18:31) and a visit a Japanese garden. Close-up shots show the beauty of the various orchids (20:30). Women make floral leis (21:05). Back at Oahu, the men go to the International Market Place at Waikiki (21:37) to buy souvenirs. The film shows wood carvings and how the carvings are made (22:54). Logs run through a band saw, then sketches are drawn on the raw wood. A man grinds down the wood, creating the image (a dish in the shape of a fish). They go out on a boat to tour Pearl Harbor (25:15). They visit the shrine over the sunken Arizona. They then visit Punchbowl National Cemetery (28:08). The film concludes with footage of Hawaii’s flowers, scenic views, beaches and water sports, hula dances, and its people.
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