Honolulu Oahu Hawaii USA-1977: Underwater Colorful Fish Swim in Pairs

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1977
Decade1970s
LocationHonolulu Oahu, Hawaii, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Underwater Colorful Fish Swim in Pairs — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA, in 1977, capturing an underwater scene with colorful fish swimming in pairs. The clip features a distinct blue color cast and heavy film grain, with visible scratches and light leaks typical of 8mm film. Subjects include various fish gliding through the water, with coral and rock formations visible in the background. The camera remains mostly static, offering a nostalgic, archival glimpse of marine life in Hawaii during the late 1970s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121116153

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1245 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: kodak show,blow hole,polynesian show,cementery,sunset beach,arizona memorial,sept 5-12
Reel-level year note: 1977
Reel-level location note: honolulu hawaii
Date: 1977 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Honolulu Oahu, Hawaii, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s documentary, museum, educational, or editorial requests needing authentic 8mm home-movie underwater footage from Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii.
Period detail: The frames show no datable objects beyond the physical 8mm color-film look, so the 1977 period attribution rests on the supplied clip metadata rather than visible signage or landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries the value of a casual visitor-shot underwater view, with marine life observed from a static, close-range home-movie perspective rather than a staged nature-film setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include blue-tinted water, pairs of small fish, coral or rock texture, sandy seabed areas, soft underwater shadows, film frame edges, grain, and exposure variation.
Film character: The footage has a strong blue cast, heavy 8mm grain, soft focus, scratches, gate edges, and uneven exposure that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an underwater cutaway, travel-memory insert, aquatic transition, or brief establishing detail for Hawaii vacation and marine-life sequences.
Historical context: As supplied, the clip documents a late-1970s home-movie encounter with reef fish around Honolulu, offering visual context for leisure travel and underwater sightseeing without identifying a specific site.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, brands, private property, or audible music are indicated, but copyright and location-use questions should still be reviewed separately from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1977 Honolulu underwater 8mm footage, Oahu reef fish home movie, vintage Hawaii marine life, and blue-tinted Super 8 ocean cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with 1977 Honolulu or Oahu travel material, then with other vintage underwater fish and reef-life clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1977 Honolulu, Oahu 8mm underwater frame showing two small pale fish moving through blue-tinted water near textured coral or rock. — Small fish pass through blue underwater reef scenery.

1977 Honolulu, Oahu underwater home-movie frame with blue water, bright reef patches, and soft indistinct coral or rock forms. — Blue reef view with bright underwater highlights.

1977 Honolulu, Oahu 8mm underwater frame showing bright coral or rock shapes against dark blue water and blurred reef texture. — Bright reef forms appear in a grainy blue underwater frame.

1977 Honolulu, Oahu underwater frame with a larger fish shape near the lower right, smaller reef details, and strong blue 8mm film cast. — A larger fish shape crosses a blue reef view.

Visually Similar Clips