Streaming Hawaiʻi Videos: Theses & Student Projects

Link to Video (20 minutes)
"Thesis film based on the execution of a fresco mural by Jean Charlot at the Waikiki Branch of the First Hawaiian Bank formerly the First National Bank of Hawaii). No narration."

Link to Video (13 minutes)
"Shows scenes of geographical features, utilities, commercial areas, residential areas, animal products, truck and floral farming, and fishing areas ca. 1959 in what is now called Hawaii Kai." Theses for the degree of Master of Arts.

Link to Video (45 minutes)
"Describes the history of the Chinese in Hawaii. Shows how Chinatown was originally formed and the social and commercial functions it provided for Chinese immigrants to Hawaii. Includes interviews with Harry Young and Richard Leong. Discusses current concerns over redevelopment caused by the demand from the central business district for more office space." Project for a course in urban and regional planning.

Link to Video (45 minutes)
"A look at Hoʻokahe Wai Hoʻoulu ʻĀina (make the water flow, make the land productive), a University of Hawaii at Manoa student project in Mōʻiliʻili, dedicated to the preservation of Hawaiian culture and language."

Link to Video (15 minutes)
"Visualization of Kahana Valley, Oahu, set to music by Peter Medeiros. Produced by Norman Shapiro under a University of Hawaii intramural research grant."

Link to Video (15 minutes)
"Visualization of Hawaii's Koolau mountains set to music by Peter Medeiros. Produced by Norman Shapiro under a University of Hawaii intramural research grant."