Hawaii-1970: Sea Spray Bursting Up Through a Dark Lava Rock Shelf on a Rough Coast

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Year1970
Decade1970s
LocationHawaii, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1970 · Hawaii, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

power of the sea
volcanic coastline
holiday sightseeing
natural spectacle
amateur travel film
Pacific island landscape

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · pan
Setting: outdoor · Rough volcanic rock shoreline with surf, foam-filled channels and open sea
Time and weather: daytime · Rough sea; sky not visible
Lighting: Flat natural daylight, low contrast, with a heavy violet cast from faded film
People: 0 · No people are visible.
Objects: lava rock shelf · sea spray plume · white foam · thin foreground branches · tide pools · choppy sea
Colors: violet · deep purple · magenta · pale pink-white
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A tall white plume of spray is rising from the lava rock behind thin foreground branches.
The plume falls back and the camera drifts right across the rock shelf.
Foam washes through the rocks with choppy sea beyond.
A second column of spray shoots upward from the same spot.
A breaking splash of white water fills the frame.

Sea Spray Bursting Up Through a Dark Lava Rock Shelf on... — Clip Details

Probably Hawaii, circa 1970 home movie footage of sea spray shooting up through a shelf of dark lava rock on a rough coast. The shot opens on a tall white plume already rising behind thin foreground branches, which falls back as the camera drifts right to show foam washing over the rocks and choppy open water beyond. A second column of spray then bursts upward, followed by a breaking splash. The single handheld shot is silent and has a strong violet colour cast from the aged film.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Handheld
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800000272

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1970 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: 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: Suits requests for circa 1970 amateur holiday footage of a wild volcanic coast, probably Hawaii, for travel-history or nature sequences.
Period detail: No vehicles, clothing or signs appear; the faded violet colour and visible grain of the small-gauge film are the only period clues.
Home-movie behavior: A holidaymaker holds the camera on the rocks and waits for the spray to spout again, a visitor's view of a coastal sight.
What appears in frame: A white plume of sea spray, a dark lava rock shelf, foam draining through channels, choppy open sea, and thin leafy branches in the foreground.
Film character: Soft, grainy handheld film with a strong violet and magenta fade and a fine vertical scratch in the opening frames.
Edit role: Works as a short nature cutaway or transition, with two spray bursts giving natural in and out points.
Historical context: The shot comes from a holiday reel of resort, golf and sightseeing scenes, and shows a natural coastal sight filmed by a visitor.
Research note: No people, logos or signs are visible; the exact site is unidentified, and copyright in the film is separate from any location questions.
Research search match: Vintage home movie sea spray lava rock, circa 1970 Hawaii coast amateur film, blowhole spouting on volcanic shoreline.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's wave on a black lava shoreline and man in an aloha shirt on lava, then other circa 1970 Hawaii coast footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Sea spray plume rising from a lava rock shore behind thin branches, probably Hawaii, circa 1970 home movie with a violet cast. — A column of sea spray rises from the lava rock at the start of the shot, probably Hawaii, circa 1970.
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Foam washing over a dark lava rock shelf with choppy sea behind, probably Hawaii, circa 1970 home movie. — Between bursts, foam drains across the lava shelf with rough open water beyond.
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Rough lava rocks and a patch of white surf foam during a lull in the spray, probably Hawaii, circa 1970 amateur film. — A lull in the surf: dark volcanic rock, a pool of foam and a strip of sea at the top of the frame.
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A second burst of sea spray shooting up from a lava rock shelf beside the ocean, probably Hawaii, circa 1970 vintage film. — The second burst of spray shoots up from the rock shelf, with the lava ridge and sea behind it.
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