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Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
directed by Puhipau, 1937-2016 and Joan Lander, fl. 1957; produced by Puhipau, 1937-2016 and Joan Lander, fl. 1957, Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production) (Hawaii: Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production), 1993), 58 mins
This hour-long documentary is a provocative look at a historical event of which few Americans are aware. In mid-January, 1893, armed troops from the U.S.S. Boston landed at Honolulu in support of a treasonous coup d'etat against the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Queen Lili'uokalani. The event w...
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directed by Puhipau, 1937-2016 and Joan Lander, fl. 1957; produced by Puhipau, 1937-2016 and Joan Lander, fl. 1957, Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production) (Hawaii: Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production), 1993), 58 mins
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This hour-long documentary is a provocative look at a historical event of which few Americans are aware. In mid-January, 1893, armed troops from the U.S.S. Boston landed at Honolulu in support of a treasonous coup d'etat against the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Queen Lili'uokalani. The event was described by U.S. President Grover Cleveland as "an act of war." Stylized re-enactments, archival photos and film, political cartoon...
This hour-long documentary is a provocative look at a historical event of which few Americans are aware. In mid-January, 1893, armed troops from the U.S.S. Boston landed at Honolulu in support of a treasonous coup d'etat against the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Queen Lili'uokalani. The event was described by U.S. President Grover Cleveland as "an act of war." Stylized re-enactments, archival photos and film, political cartoons, historic quotes, and presentations by Hawaiian scholars tell Hawaiian history through Hawaiian eyes.
Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation was broadcast on Hawai'i Public Television in 1993 during the centennial year of the overthrow of Queen Lili'uokalani, a landmark year in the Hawaiian movement for sovereignty and independence.
In that same year, the U.S. Congress passed a joint resolution admitting the illegal taking of Hawai'i and formally apologizing to the Hawaiian people.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Joan Lander, fl. 1957, Puhipau, 1937-2016, Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production)
Author / Creator
Puhipau, 1937-2016, Joan Lander, fl. 1957
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production)
Person Discussed
David King Kalākaua, 1836-1891, Liliuokalani, Queen of the Hawaiian Islands, 1838-1917
Topic / Theme
Hawaiian, Cultural identity, Pacific Islander ethnic groups, Africans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1993 Na Maka O Ka'Aina. All rights reserved
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Dance for the King
directed by Wendy Arbeit, fl. 1993; produced by Wendy Arbeit, fl. 1993 (Honolulu, HI: Privately Published, 1993), 8 mins
Tongan traditional dance rituals are performed for special honorary celebrations. The lakalaka (walking briskly), is considered the national dance of Tongan where the performers stand still and make gestures with only their arms. Unique to Polynesian dancing is the rotational movements of the hands, which flow wit...
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directed by Wendy Arbeit, fl. 1993; produced by Wendy Arbeit, fl. 1993 (Honolulu, HI: Privately Published, 1993), 8 mins
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Tongan traditional dance rituals are performed for special honorary celebrations. The lakalaka (walking briskly), is considered the national dance of Tongan where the performers stand still and make gestures with only their arms. Unique to Polynesian dancing is the rotational movements of the hands, which flow with the head and eye movements. This short video documents the visit of Tonga King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV to Honolulu, Hawai'i on July 1, 19...
Tongan traditional dance rituals are performed for special honorary celebrations. The lakalaka (walking briskly), is considered the national dance of Tongan where the performers stand still and make gestures with only their arms. Unique to Polynesian dancing is the rotational movements of the hands, which flow with the head and eye movements. This short video documents the visit of Tonga King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV to Honolulu, Hawai'i on July 1, 1993 to honor Lester Moore, past President of the Polynesian Cultural Center. The day was filled with ritual, food and dance for the King.
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Date Written / Recorded
1993
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Wendy Arbeit, fl. 1993
Author / Creator
Wendy Arbeit, fl. 1993
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Tongan, Pacific Islander ethnic groups, Cultural identity, Romani
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1993 Wendy Arbeit. All rights reserved
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Happy Birthday Tutu Ruth
directed by Ann Marie Kirk, fl. 1996 (Honolulu, HI: Pacific Islanders in Communications, 1996), 27 mins
Account of Ruth Kaholoa'a, a 90 year-old great-great-grandmother who continues to cultivate taro in Hawai'i. Some of her 13 children describe their parents and their upbringing.
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directed by Ann Marie Kirk, fl. 1996 (Honolulu, HI: Pacific Islanders in Communications, 1996), 27 mins
Description
Account of Ruth Kaholoa'a, a 90 year-old great-great-grandmother who continues to cultivate taro in Hawai'i. Some of her 13 children describe their parents and their upbringing.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ann Marie Kirk, fl. 1996
Author / Creator
Ann Marie Kirk, fl. 1996
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Pacific Islanders in Communications
Topic / Theme
Hawaiian, Family relationships, Pacific Islander ethnic groups, Family, Grandmothers, Africans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1996 Pacific Islanders in Communications. All rights reserved
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Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege
directed by Joan Lander, fl. 1957 and Puhipau, 1937-2016; produced by Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production) (Hawaii: Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production), 2005), 50 mins
Although the mountain volcano Mauna Kea last erupted around 4000 years ago, it is still hot today, the center of a burning controversy over whether its summit should be used for astronomical observatories or preserved as a cultural landscape sacred to the Hawaiian people. For five years Na Maka o ka Aina captured...
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directed by Joan Lander, fl. 1957 and Puhipau, 1937-2016; produced by Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production) (Hawaii: Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production), 2005), 50 mins
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Although the mountain volcano Mauna Kea last erupted around 4000 years ago, it is still hot today, the center of a burning controversy over whether its summit should be used for astronomical observatories or preserved as a cultural landscape sacred to the Hawaiian people. For five years Na Maka o ka Aina captured on video the seasonal moods of Mauna Kea’s unique 14,000-foot summit environment, the richly varied ecosystems that extend from sea l...
Although the mountain volcano Mauna Kea last erupted around 4000 years ago, it is still hot today, the center of a burning controversy over whether its summit should be used for astronomical observatories or preserved as a cultural landscape sacred to the Hawaiian people. For five years Na Maka o ka Aina captured on video the seasonal moods of Mauna Kea’s unique 14,000-foot summit environment, the richly varied ecosystems that extend from sea level to alpine zone, the legends and stories that reveal the mountain's geologic and cultural history, and the political turbulence surrounding the efforts to protect the most significant temple in the islands, the mountain itself. Mauna Kea – Temple Under Siege paints a portrait of a mountain that has become a symbol of the Hawaiian struggle for physical, cultural and political survival. The program explores conflicting forces as they play themselves out in a contemporary island society where cultures collide daily. In an effort to find commonalities among indigenous people elsewhere regarding sacred mountains, the documentary visits Apache elders of Arizona who face the reality of telescope development on their revered mountain, Dzil Nchaa Si An, known as Mt. Graham.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Joan Lander, fl. 1957, Puhipau, 1937-2016, Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production)
Author / Creator
Joan Lander, fl. 1957, Puhipau, 1937-2016
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Video production)
Topic / Theme
Global Indigenous Perspectives, Hawaiian, Environmental protection, Ecology, Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 Na Maka O Ka'Aina. All rights reserved
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Nation Within
directed by Joy Chong-Stannard, fl. 1998; produced by Tom Coffman, fl. 1998 (Hawaii: Privately Published, 1998), 1 hour 25 mins
The story of Hawaii's annexation to the United States of America has always been told from the point of view of Western historians. After more than 100 years since the Hawaiian Islands' monarchy was dismantled and the American flag raised to claim this small, friendly nation, acclaimed documentary filmmaker Tom Co...
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directed by Joy Chong-Stannard, fl. 1998; produced by Tom Coffman, fl. 1998 (Hawaii: Privately Published, 1998), 1 hour 25 mins
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The story of Hawaii's annexation to the United States of America has always been told from the point of view of Western historians. After more than 100 years since the Hawaiian Islands' monarchy was dismantled and the American flag raised to claim this small, friendly nation, acclaimed documentary filmmaker Tom Coffman takes his turn. Based on his bestselling book by the same name, this film version visualizes the story of a political lie and an...
The story of Hawaii's annexation to the United States of America has always been told from the point of view of Western historians. After more than 100 years since the Hawaiian Islands' monarchy was dismantled and the American flag raised to claim this small, friendly nation, acclaimed documentary filmmaker Tom Coffman takes his turn. Based on his bestselling book by the same name, this film version visualizes the story of a political lie and an injustice that today has moved Hawaiians to seek restoration of their kingdom. In this compelling, stirring and new vision of the American overthrow, Coffman weaves into existing Western history uncovered historical facts as well as the point of view of Hawaiians and their storytellers. Hawaii's last queen, an opposition leader/newspaper man, and other voices from the past fill in the missing parts of this history. One 'voice' that spoke the loudest but has only been recently uncovered is the petition signed by almost all the Hawaiians of that day who sent their stated opposition to Washington D.C. Uncovered in the National Archives of the United States by a contemporary Hawaiian-language scholar, the petition stands as evidence of what Hawaiians really wanted, dispelling the myth that they supported the annexation. Co-produced with PBS Hawaii, it has been shown widely across the country.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tom Coffman, fl. 1998, Joy Chong-Stannard, fl. 1998
Author / Creator
Joy Chong-Stannard, fl. 1998, Tom Coffman, fl. 1998
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Hawaiian, Historical reconstructions, Pacific Islander ethnic groups, Annexation of land, Asians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1998 Tom Coffman. All rights reserved
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Riding Giants
directed by Stacy Peralta, 1957-; produced by Jane Kachmer, fl. 2002, Agi Orsi, fl. 1987-2016 and Stacy Peralta, 1957-, Forever Films, Studio Canal and Agi Orsi Productions; performed by Laird Hamilton, 1964-, Greg Noll, 1937- and Jeff Clark, 1957- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2004), 1 hour 41 mins,
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From acclaimed director Stacy Peralta comes Riding Giants, the story of big wave surfing. Breaking the mold of traditional documentary filmmaking, Riding Giants uses its dynamic, cross-generational approach to profile the lives and times of the intrepid surfers who over the decades have dedicated themselves to fin...
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directed by Stacy Peralta, 1957-; produced by Jane Kachmer, fl. 2002, Agi Orsi, fl. 1987-2016 and Stacy Peralta, 1957-, Forever Films, Studio Canal and Agi Orsi Productions; performed by Laird Hamilton, 1964-, Greg Noll, 1937- and Jeff Clark, 1957- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2004), 1 hour 41 mins,
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From acclaimed director Stacy Peralta comes Riding Giants, the story of big wave surfing. Breaking the mold of traditional documentary filmmaking, Riding Giants uses its dynamic, cross-generational approach to profile the lives and times of the intrepid surfers who over the decades have dedicated themselves to finding and successfully challenging the biggest waves on earth. We meet Greg Noll, the pioneer, whose relentless push into Hawaii's big s...
From acclaimed director Stacy Peralta comes Riding Giants, the story of big wave surfing. Breaking the mold of traditional documentary filmmaking, Riding Giants uses its dynamic, cross-generational approach to profile the lives and times of the intrepid surfers who over the decades have dedicated themselves to finding and successfully challenging the biggest waves on earth. We meet Greg Noll, the pioneer, whose relentless push into Hawaii's big surf in the late 1950s earned him the nickname 'The Bull. There's Jeff Clark, Northern California's lone frontiersman, who, after discovering the massive waves of Maverick's near San Francisco, rode there alone for over a decade. And finally Hawaii's Laird Hamilton, the prototypical "extreme" surfer, a rare breed of athlete/innovator considered as the best big wave rider who ever waxed a board. Through a fast-paced combination of mediums that include classic archival photography, spectacular movie footage - both current and vintage - and contemporary interviews with the sport's greatest surfers, experts and storytellers, Riding Giants captures the rich visual history of one of the most dramatic athletic adventures of our time. -- Sam George, Global Editor SURFER Magazine
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Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Laird Hamilton, 1964-, Greg Noll, 1937-, Jeff Clark, 1957-
Contributor
Grant Washburn, Peter Pilafian, fl. 1975-2016, Jane Kachmer, fl. 2002, Agi Orsi, fl. 1987-2016, Stacy Peralta, 1957-, Forever Films, Studio Canal, Agi Orsi Productions, Ric Markmann, fl. 2001
Author / Creator
Stacy Peralta, 1957-, Laird Hamilton, 1964-, Greg Noll, 1937-, Jeff Clark, 1957-, Sam George
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Topic / Theme
Surfing, Athletes, Ocean waves, Himself 1, Himself 2, Himself 3
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2004 Sony Pictures Classics
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Strange Land - My Mother's War Bride Story
directed by Stephanie J. Castillo, fl. 1992 (Hawaii: Privately Published, 2006), 51 mins
Documentary filmmaker Stephanie J. Castillo tells the story of her mother Norma, among the first Filipino war brides of WWII who came to America. At age 17, Norma met Wallace Castillo, a Hawaii-born son of an immigrant, in Manila during American occupation, and married him there. Norma married Wallace under pressu...
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directed by Stephanie J. Castillo, fl. 1992 (Hawaii: Privately Published, 2006), 51 mins
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Documentary filmmaker Stephanie J. Castillo tells the story of her mother Norma, among the first Filipino war brides of WWII who came to America. At age 17, Norma met Wallace Castillo, a Hawaii-born son of an immigrant, in Manila during American occupation, and married him there. Norma married Wallace under pressure from her family to leave the war-torn Philippines and to live the American dream. She arrived in Hawaii from the Philippines in 1946...
Documentary filmmaker Stephanie J. Castillo tells the story of her mother Norma, among the first Filipino war brides of WWII who came to America. At age 17, Norma met Wallace Castillo, a Hawaii-born son of an immigrant, in Manila during American occupation, and married him there. Norma married Wallace under pressure from her family to leave the war-torn Philippines and to live the American dream. She arrived in Hawaii from the Philippines in 1946, pregnant and a stranger to this land. The film details her adjustments to being married and to a culture she thought was her own, only to find out regional differences exist among Filipinos. Her trials and tribulations are softened when she begins to have children, and her destiny in America becomes clear. What happened to her dream? Was her sacrifice worth it? Norma was one of 500,000 war brides from 50 different countries who married American servicemen. The film is a tribute to all the war brides who left their homelands, their families and their cultures to begin a new life in America with their soldier husbands.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Stephanie J. Castillo, fl. 1992
Author / Creator
Stephanie J. Castillo, fl. 1992
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Filipino, Biographies, Ethnic status, Cultural assimilation, Marriage, Filipinos
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 Stephanie Castillo. All rights reserved
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Then There Were None
directed by Elizabeth Lindsey, 1956-; produced by Rob Robinson, fl. 1996 and Martha Noyes, fl. 1996 (Honolulu, HI: Pacific Islanders in Communications, 1996), 26 mins
More than half a million native Hawaiians were living in the islands at the time of European contact in 1778. Within 50 years, that population was cut in half as Western diseases claimed thousands of lives. A litany of events followed: American missionaries preached unfamiliar ideas and customs; sugarcane and pine...
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directed by Elizabeth Lindsey, 1956-; produced by Rob Robinson, fl. 1996 and Martha Noyes, fl. 1996 (Honolulu, HI: Pacific Islanders in Communications, 1996), 26 mins
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More than half a million native Hawaiians were living in the islands at the time of European contact in 1778. Within 50 years, that population was cut in half as Western diseases claimed thousands of lives. A litany of events followed: American missionaries preached unfamiliar ideas and customs; sugarcane and pineapple plantations absorbed individual farmlands; waves of immigrant workers arrived, making Hawaiians a minority in their own land; and...
More than half a million native Hawaiians were living in the islands at the time of European contact in 1778. Within 50 years, that population was cut in half as Western diseases claimed thousands of lives. A litany of events followed: American missionaries preached unfamiliar ideas and customs; sugarcane and pineapple plantations absorbed individual farmlands; waves of immigrant workers arrived, making Hawaiians a minority in their own land; and WWII brought a lasting military presence. University of Hawai'i sociologists estimate that the extinction of full-blooded Hawaiians could come within the next 45 years. To millions of travelers the world over, Hawai'i is an alluring picture postcard paradise. But to its Native Hawaiian people, nothing could be further from the truth. Their compelling story, of a race displaced and now on the verge of extinction, is brilliantly told in this award-winning documentary created by the great-granddaughter of Hawaiian high chiefs and English seafarers.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Elizabeth Lindsey, 1956-, Rob Robinson, fl. 1996, Martha Noyes, fl. 1996
Author / Creator
Elizabeth Lindsey, 1956-
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Pacific Islanders in Communications
Speaker / Narrator
Elizabeth Lindsey, 1956-
Topic / Theme
Hawaiian, Cultural change and history, Pacific Islander ethnic groups, Egyptians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1996 Pacific Islanders in Communications. All rights reserved
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Waikiki: Riding the Waves of Change
directed by Eric Jordan, fl. 2007 and Caroline Yacoe, fl. 1997; produced by Eric Jordan, fl. 2007 and Caroline Yacoe, fl. 1997 (Hawaii: Privately Published, 2007), 54 mins
Like hula, surfing was viewed as immoral by European missionaries to Hawai'i, so it had languished until the early twentieth century when the first tourist hotels appeared in Waikiki, and a small band of watermen began to earn their livelihood from surfing instruction and providing outrigger canoe rides for touris...
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directed by Eric Jordan, fl. 2007 and Caroline Yacoe, fl. 1997; produced by Eric Jordan, fl. 2007 and Caroline Yacoe, fl. 1997 (Hawaii: Privately Published, 2007), 54 mins
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Like hula, surfing was viewed as immoral by European missionaries to Hawai'i, so it had languished until the early twentieth century when the first tourist hotels appeared in Waikiki, and a small band of watermen began to earn their livelihood from surfing instruction and providing outrigger canoe rides for tourists. Award-winning documentarian Caroline Yacoe portrays the current Waikiki Beach Boys as preservers of surfing culture. A surfer herse...
Like hula, surfing was viewed as immoral by European missionaries to Hawai'i, so it had languished until the early twentieth century when the first tourist hotels appeared in Waikiki, and a small band of watermen began to earn their livelihood from surfing instruction and providing outrigger canoe rides for tourists. Award-winning documentarian Caroline Yacoe portrays the current Waikiki Beach Boys as preservers of surfing culture. A surfer herself, Yacoe combines archival footage, interviews with former and current Beach Boys, and music performed by Beach Boy musicians such as the Waikiki Sunset Jammahs. Co-producer and narrator Francine Mikiala Palama reveals both the hard work it takes to become a Beach Boy and how the tradition is passed on. The narration also tells how the 'Ambassadors of Aloha' found romance and a 24-hour party for themselves and for the tourists. Says Beach Boy Woody Brown: 'We're giving them a point of view from the ocean. Looking at the island is a lot different, showing them things they don't see from the land.' This documentary is a cinematic love song to the Waikiki Beach Boys, using archival footage, interviews and music to show how the 'Ambassadors of Aloha' preserve the surf culture and teach it to visitors.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Caroline Yacoe, fl. 1997, Eric Jordan, fl. 2007, Francine Mikiala Palama, fl. 2007
Author / Creator
Eric Jordan, fl. 2007, Caroline Yacoe, fl. 1997
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Privately Published
Speaker / Narrator
Francine Mikiala Palama, fl. 2007
Topic / Theme
Hawaiian, Beaches, Cultural change and history, Surfing, Hawaiians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 Caroline Yacoe. All rights reserved
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When Fear Reigned
directed by Tom Coffman, fl. 1998 (Hawaii: Privately Published, 2010), 13 mins
When the Territorial Governor of Hawaii signed the order for martial law after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, islanders believed that it was only for a short time, but it ended up lasting until 1944. Fear and hatred directed at Japanese Americans led to suspension of the rule of habeas corpus as the civilian...
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directed by Tom Coffman, fl. 1998 (Hawaii: Privately Published, 2010), 13 mins
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When the Territorial Governor of Hawaii signed the order for martial law after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, islanders believed that it was only for a short time, but it ended up lasting until 1944. Fear and hatred directed at Japanese Americans led to suspension of the rule of habeas corpus as the civilian rule of law was replaced by military courts. The director of 'When Fear Reigned,' journalist and historian Tom Coffman, uses eyewitness...
When the Territorial Governor of Hawaii signed the order for martial law after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, islanders believed that it was only for a short time, but it ended up lasting until 1944. Fear and hatred directed at Japanese Americans led to suspension of the rule of habeas corpus as the civilian rule of law was replaced by military courts. The director of 'When Fear Reigned,' journalist and historian Tom Coffman, uses eyewitness accounts, stills and news footage to document this period of Hawaiian history, not without parallels to the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. Among the persons interviewed are Ah Quon McElrath, Joanne Kahanamoku Sterling, Doris Berg Nye, Harry Urata and Pat Nomura.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tom Coffman, fl. 1998
Author / Creator
Tom Coffman, fl. 1998
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
American, Japanese-American, Hawaiian, Martial law, Pacific Islander ethnic groups, Egyptians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 Tom Coffman. All rights reserved
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