Life in Honolulu 1941 Rare Color Waikiki the Island Drive and the Last Parade Before Pearl Harbor

Honolulu in 1941, in real Kodachrome color, scanned from the original 16mm film. Not colorized, not AI. Two home-movie reels shot by a family who lived on Oahu. The first, from 1940, is a drive around the island: the old Pali lookout, a sugar mill in the cane, Rabbit Island, the Halona blowhole, Hanauma Bay. The second is Waikiki from the water, the Royal Hawaiian and the Moana, the Ala Wai yacht harbor under Diamond Head, and a parade the family titled themselves: "Hawaii 1941 Armistice Parade." Armistice Day is the 11th of November. Sailors in whites, soldiers from the garrison, a float that reads "We handle Honolulu's defense cargoes efficiently," the U.S. and Hawaiian flags, and a wreath at the Roll of Honor for the dead of the last war. Twenty-six days later, Pearl Harbor. Chapters 0:00 Honolulu, 1941 0:58 The 1940 reel: the Pali 1:11 Around the island: cane, a sugar mill 1:48 Rabbit Island and the blowhole 3:00 Hanauma Bay 3:44 The Ala Wai harbor 4:07 Armistice Day, 11 November 1941 6:15 Sailors and soldiers 7:41 The memorial 7:55 A wreath at the Roll of Honor 8:37 The last parade before the war #Honolulu #Hawaii #1941 #PearlHarbor #Waikiki #archivalfootage #historyincolor #1940s #vintagefilm #Kodachrome #realcolorfilm #notAI