Honolulu Hawaii-1969: Men Lowering a Whole Pig on a Pole Into a Smoking Lava-Rock Imu

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationHonolulu, Hawaii, United States
Duration7s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 · Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1969 · Honolulu & Hawaii · Reel e360c0b6 contains 22 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

Hawaiian cooking
luau preparation
imu earth oven
Polynesian culture
teamwork
tourism in Hawaii
food traditions

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · pan
Setting: outdoor · Outdoor cooking area with a lava-rock imu, palm trunks and a thatched wall
Time and weather: day · clear
Lighting: natural daylight, flat and hazy with smoke
People: 6 · Shirtless adult men in printed and striped wrap cloths handling a pole and standing beside the pit
Animals: pig
Objects: whole pig · long wooden pole · rope slings · lava rocks · smoke · green leaves
Colors: pink · lavender · blue · dark gray
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Medium
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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A smiling man in a striped wrap holds the pole as the hanging pig swings over the rocks.
Men on both sides steady the pole and guide the pig through the smoke.
Several men angle the pole down toward the steaming lava-rock pile.
The pig hangs just above the stones while onlookers in wraps stand by.

Men Lowering a Whole Pig on a Pole Into a Smoking... — Clip Details

Honolulu, Hawaii, circa 1969 home movie footage of a whole pig being handled at a smoking lava-rock imu. Shirtless men in printed wrap cloths hold a long pole from which the pig hangs in rope slings, and they swing it down over the steaming stone pile while others stand by. Palm trunks and a thatched wall fill the background. Filmed in one handheld medium shot with slight panning, on color film now faded to pink and violet tones.

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: 7s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002187

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1969 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: Serves requests for late-1960s Hawaii luau or imu cooking footage in documentaries on food culture, tourism history and island life.
Period detail: Faded color stock and the reel's late-1960s cars and clothing point to circa 1969, and the printed wrap cloths may show period luau show costume.
Home-movie behavior: Shot by a visitor standing close to the pit, it catches unpolished moments such as a man grinning at the camera while he holds the pole.
What appears in frame: A whole pig slung from a long pole, shirtless men in patterned wraps, a mound of dark lava rock, drifting smoke, palm trunks and a thatched wall behind.
Film character: Faded pink and violet color, soft focus, dust and fine scratches, and a slightly unsteady handheld frame give it an authentic projected home movie texture.
Edit role: Works as a cultural cutaway or memory beat inside a Hawaii vacation sequence, or as an insert before luau dance footage.
Historical context: The clip shows an imu earth oven of heated stones being used in front of visitors, set within a tourist family's Honolulu trip reel.
Research note: Copyright in the film is separate from likeness rights; the men's faces are identifiable and unnamed, and the venue is unidentified, so check property and likeness use.
Research search match: Hawaiian imu pig roast home movie, 1960s Honolulu luau footage, whole pig on pole over lava rocks, vintage Hawaii vacation film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's Central Pacific Bank storefront, group hula with musicians and feather 'uli'uli dancers, then other circa 1969 Honolulu clips, then luau and food-tradition footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Smiling man in a striped wrap holds a pole bearing a whole pig over a smoking lava-rock imu, Honolulu, circa 1969 — A man grins at the camera as he and a companion hold the pole carrying the pig over the imu.
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Pig hanging in rope slings from a pole amid smoke above a lava-rock pit, circa 1969 Hawaii luau home movie — Smoke rises around the pig as men on the right steady the pole.
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Men in patterned wraps angle a pole to lower a pig toward the lava-rock imu, Honolulu, circa 1969 — The men tilt the pole and guide the pig down toward the hot stones.
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Pig held just above a smoking lava-rock imu as men in wrap cloths look on, faded circa 1969 Hawaii film — The pig hangs just above the imu stones while men stand by the pit.
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