Honolulu Hawaii-1968: Woman Twirls Poi Balls in Traditional Performance

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Year1968
Decade1960s
LocationHonolulu, Hawaii, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1968 Honolulu Hawaii

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Woman Twirls Poi Balls in Traditional Performance — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1968, this vintage home movie captures a traditional Hawaiian performance in Honolulu. A woman in a colorful grass skirt and patterned top twirls poi balls with graceful precision, while a man in a matching grass skirt stands nearby, observing. The scene unfolds inside a traditional hut with intricately carved wooden beams and a low doorway, illuminated by soft, ambient light. The footage exhibits authentic film grain and color fading, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This authentic slice of 1960s Hawaiian culture is ideal for documentaries, cultural projects, and nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124332634

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1968 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1968 Honolulu 8mm home-movie footage for archive requests needing a brief cultural performance insert or tourism-era Hawaiian entertainment cutaway.
Period detail: The frames show mid-century color home-movie stock, staged Polynesian-style costumes, carved interior decor, and a silhouetted exterior figure that fit the supplied 1968 Honolulu metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, observing performers from a fixed audience position rather than a staged production camera setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a roofline statue silhouette, poi balls in motion, a woman in a grass skirt, a male performer, carved posts, a low doorway, and dim interior light.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, exposure variation, and dark frame edges that give it clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cultural-performance insert, travel-memory beat, transition from Honolulu exteriors to interiors, or cutaway within a tourism sequence.
Historical context: The footage reflects a 1960s visitor view of Hawaiian-themed performance, but the frames alone should not be used to identify the venue, troupe, or specific tradition.
Research note: People and audible music require review for likeness, performer, and music rights, while copyright and cultural-use considerations should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1968 Honolulu home movie, 8mm Hawaiian performance, poi ball dancer, grass skirt performance, and vintage Hawaii tourism footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1968 Honolulu material, then broader Hawaiian performance or mid-century travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1968 Honolulu 8mm frame showing a small figure or statue silhouetted on a peaked roofline beneath a muted sky. — A silhouetted roofline figure appears against the sky before the performance interior.

1968 Honolulu 8mm frame of a woman twirling poi balls in a grass skirt as a male performer stands inside a carved performance interior. — A female performer twirls poi balls while a male performer watches near the doorway.

1968 Honolulu 8mm frame showing a woman in patterned top and grass skirt spinning poi balls beside carved interior posts. — The dancer continues the poi routine near carved posts and a dark doorway.

1968 Honolulu 8mm frame of a poi performance with a woman in costume foregrounded and a male performer near a carved hut doorway. — The poi balls blur in motion as the performer holds the audience-facing pose.

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