Hawaiian Holiday : A Pictoral Presentation of the Paradise of the Pacific

Physical Description: 2 film reels (ca. 1 hr., 31 min.) : 18 fps, col., si. ; 16 mm; 1 digi-beta cassette (ca. 1 hr., 31 min.) : master, digital, col., si.; 1 DVD (ca. 1 hr., 31 min.) : duplicate, digital, col., si.

Scope and Content: Item is a film of a trip to Hawaii taken by Dr. Willinsky and his wife, Sadie. In the form of a travelogue, footage of Hawaii's landscape, vegetation, landmarks and local population is interspersed with captions that were added in by Dr. Willinsky to provide information about the country's culture. Footage includes shots of sites around Honolulu and Waikiki, surfers, Hawaiian flowers, churches and temples, sugar cane farming and singers performing outside a hotel. Sadie is occassionally spotted exploring the sites and interacting with locals.