Honolulu Hawaii-1975: Low Sun Between Silhouetted Palms and Torch Poles

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Year1975
Decade1970s
LocationHonolulu, Hawaii, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1975 · Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

coastal scenery
tropical travel
evening light
vacation observation
leisure setting
home movie memory

Shot type: wide
Camera: static · handheld · Eye-level view toward the ocean with a slightly canted horizon
Setting: outdoor · Palm-lined oceanfront with a railing, torch poles and outdoor seating in deep shadow
Time and weather: Sunset · Undetermined · Partly cloudy with thin cloud bands
Lighting: Natural sunset backlight with deeply silhouetted foreground
People: 0 · No people are clearly discernible in the shadowed foreground.
Objects: palm trees · palm fronds · torch poles · railing · stacked outdoor seating · sun · ocean · cloud bands · foliage
Colors: blue · violet · black · pale yellow · orange
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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A low sun appears near the ocean horizon between silhouetted palm trunks.
The held view shows torch poles and a railing beneath the pale sky.
Slight framing drift continues with the sun still visible beside a palm trunk.

Low Sun Between Silhouetted Palms and Torch Poles — Clip Details

Probably Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii, circa 1975 home movie footage shows a low orange sun near the ocean horizon behind silhouetted palms. Slender torch poles stand beside the trunks, with a railing and stacked outdoor seating across the dark foreground. The camera holds the coastal composition with slight handheld drift throughout the single shot. Blue and violet tones dominate the sky and water, contrasting with the small warm disc of sunlight.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorHandheld
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003513

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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: 1975 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 circa 1975 Hawaiian vacation atmosphere or a brief palm-lined ocean sunset transition.
Period detail: Torch poles and stacked outdoor seating may show a resort leisure setting, but the frame supplies few precise dating clues.
Home-movie behavior: The visitor holds the sunset composition with small handheld adjustments, preserving an unhurried moment of scenic observation.
What appears in frame: Palm trunks and fronds frame a low sun, ocean horizon, thin clouds, torch poles, railing and stacked outdoor seating.
Film character: Visible grain, soft edges, a blue-violet cast and dense silhouettes carry the texture of small-gauge film recorded from projection.
Edit role: Works as an evening establishing view, a scenic cutaway or a pause between a beachfront gathering and a nighttime performance.
Historical context: The probable Waikiki setting connects this coastal leisure view with the surrounding section's hotel-backed beachfront.
Research note: No faces, logos or artwork are discernible; copyright licensing remains separate from any rights associated with the unidentified waterfront property.
Research search match: Matches searches for circa 1975 Hawaii home movies, probable Waikiki sunsets and palm silhouettes on small-gauge film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's beachfront gathering, palm crowns and nighttime dance, then comparable Honolulu material from circa 1975 or other tropical sunset views.

Still Frames From This Clip

Probably Waikiki, Honolulu, circa 1975: a low orange sun shines beside a palm trunk above the ocean and a silhouetted railing. — The low sun appears between palm trunks, with torch poles rising from the dark waterfront foreground.
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Probably Waikiki, Honolulu, circa 1975: silhouetted palms and torch poles divide a blue-violet coastal sky around the low sun. — Thin clouds cross the pale sky behind the palms and pointed torch tops.
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Probably Waikiki, Honolulu, circa 1975: broad palm fronds frame the evening sky above torch poles, a railing and the ocean sunset. — Arching fronds fill the upper frame while the sun remains close to the horizon.
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Probably Waikiki, Honolulu, circa 1975: the sun glows near the ocean horizon beyond dark outdoor seating, palms and a waterfront railing. — The final sampled view retains the low sun and layered silhouettes of waterfront furnishings and palms.
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