This color travelogue style film from the late 1960s or early 1970s titled “Schley Ride to Hawaii” was produced by Norman E. Schley. Schely was a skilled filmmaker from Wisconsin who made a series of films under the moniker “Schley Ride” or “Schley Focus Ride” through his company Picturelogue Inc. Some of his films aired on television, while others were shown in front of live audiences. This particular account, a predominantly silent film which is the final installment of a four-part series on Hawaii, follows Schley as he flies from the Big Island to Kauai and explores the natural wonders of the island. The film opens with footage from Mauna Kea Beach Hotel grounds with guests enjoying the coastal golf course and horseback riding. The majority of the film however, contains footage of tourist attractions hidden amidst Kauai’s national parks and its natural wonders. This is a historically significant film for the way it offers insight into development in the tourism sector across Hawaii in the years after the island nation officially became the 50th state of the Union in 1959.
Perhaps Norman E. Schley sips a drink at Mauna Kea Beach Hotel bar (0:08). Mauna Kea Beach Hotel ocean-side golf course (0:25). Young woman prepares saddles and helps patrons onto horses (0:50). Guided horseback trail ride (1:46). Exploration of creeks and waterfalls (2:37). Herd of cows grazing in a field (3:25). Details from the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel buffet (3:55). Whole pig roasting on a spit (5:05). Live band plays calming music as guests enter the beach side cookout (5:38). Cruise ship seen from shore of the hotel property (6:12). Views of Hawaii from airplane window (6:19). Guests aboard a cruise ship (6:45). Young girls dancing hula to group singing Kaleo Na’ea’s song “Little Brown Gal” (7:04). Sign for Smith’s Fern Grotto Tours on the Wailua River in Kauai (8:32). Aerial views of one of the boat tours on the river and scenes of waterfalls and overgrown ferns (8:36). Tour group hikes into the Fern Grotto (9:31). Walking trails through Kealia Forest Reserve (10:10). Tour group having fun at Waipahee Slide (10:22). Kahili Mountain Park (12:32). View of Hanapepe Valley Lookout (12:50). Geysers (13:12). Young man net fishes at Cook Landing Site in Waimea (13:20). Captain James Cook Statue (14:03). Nature scenes from Waimea Canyon Lookout (14:08). Views from Kalalau Lookout (15:12). Captain prepares the helicopter for take off (15:33). Helicopter tour of Kalalau Valley (15:33). Lush greenery as seen from the sky (16:01). Views of coastal cliffs from the helicopter (17:46). Helicopter lands on secluded beach (18:15). Helicopter continues above canyons and cliffs (18:55). Montage of clips of flora and fauna (19:41). Woman strings together a lei (19:47). Steam locomotive train perhaps at the Grove Farm Sugar Plantation (19:50). Sunset through the trees (20:20). Ending credits (20:23).
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