This 1943 film shows, mostly by dramatization, life in Hawaii before,
during, and after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Reel 1 explains the business structure of the
island. Shows sugar cane and pineapple cultivation.
Reel 2 shows Japanese working in the sugar
cane fields, operating businesses, and attending their national
schools and churches. A Shinto priest explains that Hirohito is God.
Reel 3, Japanese observers relay intelligence
to their consul in Honolulu who maintains contact with Tokyo and
Berlin.
Reel 4 shows Japanese sending information to
Japan by short wave radio and diplomatic pouch. Includes shots of
Hawaiian scenery, hula dancing, and surfboard riding.
Reel 5, the attack on island installations
commences.
Reel 6, the battleships Oklahoma, California,
Pennsylvania, and Nevada are bombed.
Reel 7, the attack abates, the wounded are
carried to ambulances, and funeral services are held at various
sites.
Reel 8, the California, Nevada, and West
Virginia are salvaged. The Oahu civil defense committee sets up
barbed wire, sandbags, tunnels, and air raid shelters. Children are
issued gas masks.
Reel 9, disloyal Japanese are taken into custody
and a blackout engulfs the islands.
U.S. Navy film produced by John Ford and
directed by Greg Toland
