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Hawaii : our next state.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Van Voorhis, Westbrook, 1903-1968., Narrator.
March of Time, Inc., Production company.
Home Box Office (Firm), Distributor.
Series:
Academic Video Online
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Statehood (American politics).
Hawaii--Annexation to the United States.
Hawaii.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (27 min.)
Place of Publication:
New York : Home Box Office, 1953.
Language Note:
In English.
Original language in English.
Summary:
Presents Hawaiian Governor King and Admiral Radford, the Navy's Pacific commander, discussing the benefits of statehood for Hawaii. Includes scenes of the 300,000-acre Parker Ranch, the University of Hawaii, the sugar and pineapple industries and such tourist attractions as the beach at Waikiki, native sports and traditional entertainment. Highlights Hawaii's important strategic position and the wide variety of mixed cultures that make up the Hawaiian people. Details the significant role King Kamehameha played in uniting the islands as well as the unique features of each island.
Notes:
Title from resource description page (viewed Jan. 22, 2015).
OCLC:
900892433

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