Polynesian seafaring - history and Hawaiian re-creation HawaiiView 2009-05-02 | Captain Cook 'discovers' Tahiti and Hawaii. The natives tell Cook how they navigated the vast Pacific Ocean. Later commentators dispute this, and some natives of today---many decades after ravages of their culture by outsiders--decide to rebuild the ancient navigation knowledge and traditional sailing canoes to create a new legacy of wayfinding and revive the spirit of the ancestral way as they teach others to face new horizons. Herb Kawainui Kane speaks about Thor Heyerdahl and his Kon-Tiki expedition, and then the Hokule'a (Hōkūle'a)-- a re-created ancient double-hulled voyaging canoe (vaka taurua) featured in this extract. Narrated by Napuanalani Cassidy the Polynesian Voyaging Society's website: pvs.kcc.hawaii.edu this clip is extracted from the VHS tape "Wayfinders: a Pacific Odyssey" the library's description of it: Publisher, Date: Charlotte, N.C. : Maiden Voyage/PBS Home Video, c1999. Description: 1 videocassette (approx. 60 min.): sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. Summary: Presents a seafaring odyssey with a group of Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, as they build traditional sailing canoes, learn to travel long distances using celestial navigation, and embark on a 2,000-mile voyage from the Marquesas Islands to Hawaii.
Hawaiʻi featherwork with Regina Mele Kahalepuna-Chun and James Fox HawaiiView 2021-09-03 | Hawaiʻi featherwork with Regina Mele Kahalepuna-Chun and James FoxDr. James Fox opens this excerpt exploring ancient Hawaiʻi aquaculture at the He’eia fishpond, which is at the base of the Ko’olau Mountains on the eastern side of Oahu.James Fox then discusses Kū, Akua (Kū-ka-ili-moku or Kūkaʻilimoku) the warrior deity and it's unforgettable feather art work representation in the British Museum.Then a visit with Aunty Mele Chun, owner of the feather shop Na Lima Mili Hulu Noʻeau:featherlegacy.comfrom: "Oceans Apart: Art and the Pacific", part 2 of 3, "Polynesia"An arts documentary hosted by James Fox, published by BBC in 2018.#Hawaiʻi #featherwork #hawaii #Kahalepuna-Chun #aquaculture #Akua
Hawaii Song Beyond the Reef HawaiiView 2010-07-21 | Beyond The Reef, Words & Music by Jack Pitman: Beyond the reef Where the sea is dark and cold, My love has gone, And our dreams grow old. There'll be no tears; There'll be no regretting. Will she remember me; Will she forget? I'll send a thousand flowers When the trade winds blow. I'll send my lonely heart,For I love her so. Someday I know She'll come back again to me. Till then my heart will be Beyond the reef (instrumental bridge) Some day I know She'll come back again to me Till then my heart will be Beyond the reef
Hawaii Volcanos - introduction and guide HawaiiView 2009-11-02 | a visit to the The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) and Kīlauea. interview clips with Volcanologists Don Sawanson and Kevin Johnson A Hawaiian island evolves from underwater volcano
Haleakala National Park - some geology, plants and animals HawaiiView 2009-05-23 | A naturalist talks about the natural history of Haleakala National Park, Hawaii, as he strolls about. Walk on the Keoneheehee (or Sliding Sands) Trail. Views of Leleiwi and the Haleakala ahinahina or the Haleakala Silversword. You see the Silver Geranium (Geranium cuneatum tridens) or Nohoanu (also called Cranesbill and Hinahina), and the Naenae plant. Birds seen are the 'I'iwi - Hawaiian Honeycreeper - Vestiaria coccinea, Hawaiian Coot (`alae ke `oke`o. Scientific name: Fulica alai), The Nene (Hawaiian Goose, also endemic) is the Hawaii State bird. Also viewed is the Hawaiian subspecies of Black-necked Stilt.
Hawaii - an introduction to the 50th State HawaiiView 2009-05-02 | Hawaii - an introduction to the 50th State Overview includes history, interviews, nature, facts and figures. interview clips with: UCLA Prof. Brian Taylor Roy Anderson, coach of the Kaneohe Canoe Club Prof. Jonathan K. Osorio of the University of Hawaii DeSoto Brown, curator of the Bishop Museum Stanley Akita, veteran 100th Infantry Battalion John Moore, owner of the Strong Current Surf Shop ends with nice segment on surfing and profile of Duke Kahanamoku Paniolo - volcanoes - Hawaiian language - Captain Cook - Sandwich Islands - Annexation - Lili'uokalani - Pearl Harbor, WWII and Japanese Americans - surfing
Duke Kahanamokus original Australian surfboard HawaiiView 2009-05-02 | History of the artifact, kept by Claude West....nice video clips of Duke Kahanamoku swimming and surfing from the 20s and 30s Australia's Freshwater Surf and Livesaving Club, Sydney.
Peter Ustinov visits Hawaii - Kalaupapa (leprosy), and a sea burial HawaiiView 2009-05-02 | this clip starts with Ustinov visiting folks tracing their Hawaiian ancentry.article here on why that is very important in the islands:http://starbulletin.com/2007/10/22/news/story04.htmlAt Kalaupapa, a former leprosy colony on the island of Molokai, Peter Ustinov rides around and talks with Richard Marks and Clarence Naia. Here are links to rememberances of Richard Marks (1929-2008)http://gohawaii.about.com/od/hawaiianpeople/a/richard_marks.htmhttp://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/512369.htmlHere are links to rememberances of Clarence Naiahttp://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Jun/29/ln/FP606290349.htmlMany thanks to ruthfreedman for clarifying the names in this video clipthis clip is from the PBS mini-series "On the Trail of Mark Twain with Peter Ustinov"-- made in honor of the anniversary of Mark Twain's book "Following the Equator."Sir Peter Ustinov follows in Twain's footsteps a century later.
Traditional Saltmaking in Hawaii HawaiiView 2009-05-02 | Salt crystals are raked from drying ponds near Salt Pond Beach Park in Kauai, supervised by Hui Hana Pa'akai. Hawaiian salt (Alaea Sea Salt) still gathered using traditional methods This traditional method of making salt has been practiced here for many years and has changed little since precontact times.
Hawaii - Botanist Steve Perlman pollinates the Alula HawaiiView 2009-05-02 | clip of "rock star" botanist Steve Perlman kayaking out to edges of Moloka'i to help keep the wild stocks of Brighamia rockii ('olulu) living. "It's not thrill-seeking," says Perlman. "I'm there because the plants are there and I'm trying to get to them". "We've seen them all but die out in the wild...But we got them into cultivation, and they're now being sold all over the world. That feels good." The Alula, or Molokai Ohaha, is found on the windward sea cliffs of Molokai between Halawa and Kalaupapa. Research has shown that 120 species of Lobelioideae flowers on Hawaii are descended from a single colonizing species! Family: Campanulaceae (kam-pan-yew-LAY-see-ay) Genus: Brighamia (brig-AM-ee-uh) Species: rockii (ROK-ee-eye)
Liliuokalani Hawaiis Last Queen (documentary excerpt) HawaiiView 2009-05-02 | bits from a documentary on the last reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and the relatively easy and bloodless conquest of this land ruled by a democratically elected goverment...Native Hawaiians were grossly out-numbered and the Queen urged non-violence. narrated by Anna Deavere Smith
Alfred Apaka sings 2 old Hawaiian Songs HawaiiView 2009-04-30 | audio with some pictures. Dedicated to ZP Skittle."Old Hawaiian Love Songs" - Alfred Apaka with the Hawaiin Village Serenaders"Humming Waters" - Alfred Apaka with Danny Stewart's HawaiiansThe legendary Alfred Apaka, already hugely popular in Hawaii, was getting ready to make a big splash on nationwide TV in America just before he died at a tragically young age in 1960. His beautiful smooth baritone earned him the name "The Golden Voice of Hawaii". He presents perhaps the finest example of hapa-haole music.George Kanahele, in "Hawaiian Music and Musicians" writes that Apaka was:"possessor of the one of the most remarkable voices to come out of Hawaii. A natural untrained voice, it was strong, masculine and agile -- a delicate instrument that could range from B flat to E in pianissimo ... Apaka's stature has continued to grow and, thanks to his devoted fans who still pay homage to his memory, it has assumed legendary dimensions." Here is the Alfred Apaka entry at find-a-grave:http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?GRid=6167292&page=gr He was a frequent guest onthe popular radio show "Hawaii Calls". Henry Kaiser built a special performance venue ("the Tapa Room") for him at the Hawaiian Village, where a statue stands today commemorating this superb performer. His influence reaches Hawaiian singers to this day, mainly due to kids growing up with parents and grandparents playing his records. recordings from the LP "Alfred Apaka sings The Hawaiian Wedding Song" (Decca LP DL74571) picture of this album includedgo to this video to hear him sing a song in Hawaiian, "Na Moku Eha" (The Four Islands):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3Xyox2RQfs
