Oahu Hawaii-1964: Dolphin Swimming Alongside Boat

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

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Dolphin Swimming Alongside Boat — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a dramatic moment at sea near Oahu, Hawaii. A dolphin swims powerfully through deep blue water, its sleek body gliding alongside a small boat. Several people are aboard, including a shirtless man leaning over the side, reaching toward the water as the dolphin passes. The footage shows natural film grain, warm color tones, and a handheld perspective, conveying the excitement of a spontaneous encounter. The scene transitions to a serene coastal view with boats on calm water under a cloudy sky, evoking a nostalgic 1960s island adventure.

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: 123999496

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 Hawaii home-movie footage suited for documentary inserts about island travel, small-boat outings, and close marine wildlife encounters.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-1960s recreational boating in Hawaii, with shirtless passengers, simple railings, saturated 8mm color, and a coastal view from the water.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged reaction of people leaning over a boat as a dolphin passes nearby, followed by a handheld look back toward the shoreline.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dolphin in blue water, boat railings, passengers leaning over the side, cloudy coastal hills, small boats, and dark 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, strong blue color, uneven exposure, soft focus, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of a scanned home movie.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief wildlife encounter insert, a travel-memory beat, or a transition from action on the boat to a calmer coastal view.
Historical context: The images place a private sea outing within a broader 1960s island-travel context without identifying the people, vessel, or exact shoreline.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright status is separate from privacy or publicity rights.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1964 Hawaii 8mm dolphin near boat, Oahu home movie ocean wildlife, and vintage coastal boating footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then other 1964 Hawaii or Oahu boating scenes, then broader vintage ocean wildlife encounters.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Hawaii 8mm frame showing a dolphin in blue water beside a small boat with passengers leaning over the side. — A dolphin passes close to a boat while passengers watch from above.

Handheld 8mm view from a boat in Hawaii, with deep blue water, curved railings, and a partially visible person near the edge. — Boat railings frame the blue water as a person remains partly visible at the side.

1964 Hawaii home-movie frame showing a cloudy coastal shoreline, calm water, and small boats in the distance. — The scene shifts from the boat encounter to a cloudy shoreline and small boats.

Handheld 8mm view of a Hawaii shoreline under clouds, with water, small boats, and boat hardware crossing the frame. — Clouds hang over the shoreline as small boats sit on the water.

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