Oahi Hawaii-1964: Men Fishing On Boat With Shark In Ocean

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationOahi, Hawaii, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 Hawaii

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Men Fishing On Boat With Shark In Ocean — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a fishing expedition off Oahu, Hawaii. Two men are aboard a small boat on calm, purple-tinged ocean waters during twilight. One man, shirtless and wearing light-colored pants, stands at the bow, actively using a long pole to interact with a shark visible in the water. Another man in a checkered shirt and shorts stands nearby. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color shifts, evoking a nostalgic, authentic mid-century Pacific Island experience. Ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects about 1960s Hawaiian life and marine activities.

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: 123999050

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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 1420 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: xmas
Reel-level year note: 1964
Reel-level location note: hawaii
Date: 1964 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: Oahi, 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.

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Oahu home-movie footage that can support documentary or editorial requests for small-boat fishing, ocean recreation, and shark encounters in Hawaii.
Period detail: The casual clothing, small leisure boat, 8mm format, and purple color shift may show mid-1960s amateur travel or recreation filming on the water.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has unstaged value as one man balances at the bow with a long pole while another stands close by, suggesting a spontaneous fishing moment filmed from the boat.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult men, a small boat bow, rigging, open ocean, a distant shoreline, a long pole, and a dark shark fin or body shape in the water.
Film character: The clip carries a home-movie film texture with soft focus, handheld framing, visible grain, edge darkness, and strong blue-purple color shift from the scan or aged stock.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cutaway, or tension beat within sequences about Pacific fishing, ocean travel, amateur vacations, or shark encounters.
Historical context: The scene visually documents recreational boat activity off Hawaii without confirming the species of shark, exact location offshore, or purpose beyond the visible fishing interaction.
Research note: People are visible and may require likeness review, while copyright, location, and any marine wildlife use questions should be checked separately before publication.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1964 Oahu 8mm fishing boat, Hawaii shark in ocean home movie, men fishing from small boat, and vintage Pacific recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1964 Oahu water scenes, and then with broader vintage fishing, boating, or shark-related home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Oahu home-movie frame showing two adult men on a small boat, one seated or crouched near the bow and another standing in shorts. — Two men are aboard a small boat as the camera looks forward over the bow toward open water.

1964 Oahu frame with a shirtless man standing at the bow of a small boat, extending a long pole toward a dark shape in the ocean. — A man at the bow reaches a long pole toward a dark shape in the water.

1964 Oahu home-movie frame showing a man on the boat bow reaching toward a dark fin-like shape in the ocean with a long pole. — The bow-side man leans toward the water as a dark fin-like shape appears nearby.

1964 Oahu frame of a shirtless man balancing on a small boat bow with one arm out and a long pole extended over the ocean. — The man balances on the bow with a pole extended as the boat faces open water.

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