Honolulu, Hawaii 1940s in color [60fps,Remastered] w/sound design added
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- I colorized, restored and applied face restoration and created sound design for this video of Honolulu, Hawaii 1940s, a long drive By car, you can see downtown and the beautiful architecture and people enjoying the day.
Video Restoration Process:
✔ FPS boosted to 60 frames per second
✔ Image resolution boosted up to HD
✔ Improved video sharpness and brightness
✔ Colorized only for the ambiance (not historically accurate)
✔sound design added only for the ambiance
✔restoration:(stabilisation,denoise,cleand,deblur)
Please, be aware that colorization colors are not real and fake, colorization was made only for the ambiance and do not represent real historical data.
B&W Video Source: US National Archives
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Please add 30 seconds of the original, unrestored footage at the end so that we can really appreciate how good the restoration is...
My Hawaiian grandmother is still alive and would have been about 13 yrs old here, depending on what year this was filmed.
My grandmother was 45
Excellent footage. This was almost certainly shot during the war years when Hawaii was the center of US Pacific military operations. There was a major naval base there before that was famously bombed, but the number of sailors and marines is so overwhelming that this could only have been during the actual war. I kind of feel sorry for any females. There must have been 50 sailors for every girl. Hubba hubba.
Keep in mind thousands of those men you see there were killed during WW2.
I think I saw one civilian, although didn’t see the entire video.
You'd think watching this footage that the only people living in Honolulu were sailors with a few Marines or Army scattered here and there.
I was thinking how many of those died on Dec.7, 1941.
In those days it was a major Navy base, after all it was just before Pearl harbor 🤦🏾
you could say the same for many towns around military bases in the world, at least in the bar (red light) districts especially b4 off duty US military personnel could go out in civvies.
It was an occupied territory at the time so if they wanted to keep it they needed strong military presence
@@ty_bih LOL.
Occupied territory? A strong unarmed military presence in a bar district?
It was a decades old US territory only a few years from getting statehood guy, not post War Europe or Asia.
Video could be titled, "Sailors of Hawaii, 1940s" with a few soldiers"
War time.
Where I grew up we had a street corner Hart, Schaffner and Marx store just like the one in Honolulu. Great video, thanks again NASS for posting.
Thx!
Hart, Schaffner and Marx still has a store in Honolulu....just not the same location.
My dad was born on Oahu in 1943 and raised there. Crazy how different it looks now. And I was shocked to learn that he didn’t go to an internment camp being half Japanese in the 40’s. I guess if he had had the misfortune of being born anywhere else but Hawaii in 1943 he might have. I don’t remember why full and half Japanese people in Hawaii didn’t have to go to internment camps but I guess they didn’t. I didn’t learn that until 2011 when I went to visit Manzanar internment camp up in Northern California. It was a Japanese internment camp here in California back then.
I believe the Americans of Japanese descent at this time owned and operated a lot of local businesses in Hawaii and consequently they were needed to continue their operation.
some japanese residents of honolulu were definitely sent to internment camps. especially community leaders. my grandma was not happy about grandpa's "vacation" on the mainland, while she was left to take care of the kids.
Most Americans have no clue about the real history of Hawaii and its hostile takeover and illegal occupation or Japanese internment camps. All part of the American History Whitewash.
Some were sent to camps like Honouliuli, but most were simply monitored closely and given much tighter restrictions, fines, and punishments than their non-Japanese counterparts. Aliʻiōlani Hale in downtown Honolulu has a great free exhibit that goes into wartime restrictions and laws, and for every law or potentially sensitive item a "regular" American citizen would have to give up, Japanese-Americans would have to give up two or three more on a separate list. They weren't allowed to have radios, cameras, firearms, any sort of machining gear, and much more. You gotta think too, they're already on an island, it isn't like they can go anywhere that can't be monitored, unlike lots of places on the mainland where you could easily hop from state to state under false names or pretenses, assuming you actually were a spy of some sort.
@@WAL_DC-6B There was also a job freeze and wage freeze, so Japanese-Americans who already held businesses and jobs were basically stuck doing that until the end of the war, barring some circumstances.
NASS has headed to the tropics ... and we love it!!
thanks nass , always enjoy ur resrorations! you are the top dog in the business!
Thx!!!
@@NASS_0 ur welcome ! big dawg!
And not a cell phone in sight! Kinda nice to see!
Been following NASS for some time, marking woodies as I see them. As an owner of a 1948 Mercury woodie currently living in Hawaii, I was hoping to see if I could fine any in this video. Happy to report I found three woodies at 2:59, at 4:18, at 7:20.
Sadly this film gives a limited view of the other traffic, being blocked by the speaker-car trailing close behind.
Many years ago a pilot by the name of Jimmy Woods used his car to great effect in advertising *"Woods Airways".* His 2 Avro Ansons were used for the short trip to the holiday island of Rottnest about 8 miles off the coast of Western Australia.
You guessed it . . . His car was a big American Woody which was easy to see in Perth traffic, towering above the small Austins, Vauxhalls and Anglias of the 1950's.
I can see why there was a potted plant craze in the '70s. For most of this video, all you can see is concrete, asphalt, and steel. Nowadays, Honolulu does a better job incorporating plant life into the urban scenery.
Hawaii was full fan and soldiers in 1940 i am soldier last 3 years great video super nass big supprt from Croatia
Amazing video... a real time capsule gem!
Excellent restoration
Cheers Nass
Thx!!!!
I’m hoping that I see my dad walking around there. Wouldn’t that be cool!
My dad was there too. He was on the very famous Fargut (SP?)ship-the lead ship searching for enemy submarines.
I just finished watching, also looking or my Dad [no success or me :( ]
Awww, thank you for making the video for me. I asked you to make one that takes place in Hawaii. Thanks 😊 ❤
The infrastructure is amazing. All that had to be transported to this island nation far from the US mainland.
I can’t speak for Honolulu but down town Hilo on the Big Island where I live, looks COMPLETELY IDENTICAL. Like the utility poles coming up through the side walk awnings, the small shops, everything. I was half expecting to see Spencers gym or Mcdonalds.
I was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in Tripler Army Hospital. 1964. I want to go back so bad. I was 8 months old when we left.
You are now 68
Hard to believe that essentially ever single person in this film is now deceased.
American Navy soldiers enjoying a day in the city ,well , normal ,during those years. Pacific area probably new ship was arrived. Good transportation,by the way👏🎬
You think those sailors would be down with the craziness going on in America?
Not likely, lol
Nope!
Some may still be alive but probably have dementia
They didn't give their lives for Fascism to take over
Wish we had more men like this around today. Maybe it would have gotten this crazy.
1940's dashcam pretty good ... nice job!
At 1:01, there is a sign hanging from a building that says "WAR WORKERS WELCOME." I am assuming that the war must have started. Would love to know the year because my father was in the Navy and was stationed there briefly.
I'm just wondering...if this was post December 7, 1941, would there have been this many military personnel "free" to wander downtown in Honolulu?
I know NOTHING about it; just wondering.
They sure spent a lot of time queuing up in long lines.
I walk down some of these streets every week! though it's way more urbanized now.
Thank you
Amazing to see...
Looks like a lot of people had the same idea for Halloween.
So was this filmed after the Pearl Harbor attack?
Yes. Tourism was cut off, but the sailors awaiting disembarkation to the war took up the slack.
More than half of these folk probably never went home again
After Dec 7 1941, the average lifespan of a sailor on Pearl was better than the Marines or soldiers.
I was thinking the same
That's a LOT of service men.
I wonder how many didn't make it back from the Pacific Campaign..
This footage before or after Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941 ?
After. Probably ‘42 or ‘43.
All those beautiful old buildings they tore down to make way for characterless high rises.
No, Christine... many of them are still standing and beautifully maintained, but with different signs now, of course, in Chinatown all the way down to Ala Moana Blvd. Take a walk or a drive down Hotel or Alakea Street, or Nu'unanu, just for three examples, and you'll see. I am a 35-years loyal patron of Murphy's Irish Pub, a stone's throw from the Hotel Street scenes at the beginning, where this was filmed during WW-2 here with the hundreds of sailors in their "dress whites". 💖🇺🇸
Did you have any color references to go by?
Definitely filmed during the US' involvement in WWII. After Pearl Harbor, Oahu in particular was taken over by martial law, which is why you see military police acting as law enforcement. This was also filmed in downtown Honolulu and is right across the street from Honolulu Harbor, which was used by the military, which would explain the huge flux of soldiers walking about. They could have just arrived and are looking for souvenirs and a bite to eat. Lots of Chinese and Japanese food to be found in this area.
One more thing to point out... In the last part of the video, the soldiers are standing outside of the Army/Navy YMCA. This was located on Hotel Street near Iolani Palace. This was used by the soldiers for R&R. You'll see at 7:03 the USO War Workers' Club, which started at the Y in 1943, so this video was probably filmed in 1943 or 1944.
Those funny old cars ❗️🤣And nearly almost all of the pedestrians are in the US armed forces ❗️ Hardly saw one regular pedestrian, but it was fun going back in time 20 + years b4 I was born ❗️
Was this before or after Pearl Harbour 1941?
Even back then there were impatient drivers.
Too many sailors 😃 Maybe you can spot some of your relatives among them ?
Wow it's just all Sailors isn't it?
It was shot during wartime after the Pearl Harbor attack. There were no tourists, only thousands of sailers and some soldiers and marines, grouping [staging] there, waiting to get on ships to sail off to war locations in the Pacific. They were given some leave before embarking, so yes, would walk around town, looking for bars, ladies and shops.
Why are the streets almost entirely sailors?
Now, instead of sailors, it's that many homeless.
J’ai l’impression que Honolulu était une base navale uniquement ! On ne voit que des marins et des soldats marcher sur les trottoirs !
7:30
The calm before the storm ...
It was a falls flag or at least something like that.
I was thinking that, too.
👍👍❤❤
Why soo much navy men? Was this during WWII?
Where are all the civilians?
If the date is correct (1940), what were all those American soldiers doing in Honolulu, given that the USA only entered the war after December 7, 1941? Maybe they were waiting for the casus belli of Pearl Harbor?
With so many U.S. servicemen on the city sidewalks, especially sailors, I'd be willing to bet this was shot sometime well after December 7, 1941.
This was shot after Pearl Harbor. Note the title for the film says 1940s, not 1940.
You might be right, since Germany already started the war in Europe
@@hatchling88 so 1940!
The Chinese own so much of Honolulu now its pathetic.
lol the hawaiians think the same thing about whites. thoughts on the filipinos?
The largest single owner is the state government which owns 38.74% of the total land area of Hawaii. (This includes Hawaiian Homes lands and lands purchased by the state for use of the counties.)
NOT the Chinese!
Larry Ellison bought an entire island and Jeff Bezos owns a $78 million property in Hawaii, but eBay's reclusive founder is Hawaii's richest resident
That is footage of Hawaii before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
I thought so. the military men far outnumber the residents.
Actually this was taken during the war years after mobilization.
There is a sign on a building that reads "war workers welcome." So, the war had started.
No, this was after the attack.
Será que o Havaí era comandada pela marinha no começo da 2a. guerra ? imagens impressionantes de tantos jovens que não voltaram pra casa !!
There wasn’t much to this place at the time…bunch of navy boys 😂
hawaii antes das séries televisas .
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The hem of the sailors' very wide trousers, which covered their shoes, were dirty by the end of each day from rubbing against the floor.
6:42 YMCA on Hotel Street. 7:35 Richards Street with St. Andrews in the background. 7:47 Iolani Palace. That wrought iron fence and wall are still there.
I was just about to write all of that, but you've beat me to it! 🤔🤣 I just drove by this exact spot on Hotel Street this past weekend on my way to Murphy's Irish Pub. 💖🍺☘ And, of course, Saint Andrew's steeply pitched roof and grey stone exterior, and also 'Iolani Palace are unmistakable. Do you remember when a two-second view of the palace was on the intro of the original "Hawaii Five-O" ? My longtime good friend here (now Very-retired and busted-up! 🤣) was a stunt man, stunt-double, stand-in, and body-double on that series, and was also Jack Lord's stand-in and "body double" back then. And then, decades later, he played "Old Hestor", "Steve McGarrett's" murderer who finally "came to grief", on the sequel series filmed here in recent years.
(Kailua and Hawai'i Kai resident since '89 🌈🌴💖)
Pretty impressive amount of infrastructure already on the island. Curious when did they start building real roads, buildings etc…
The home of Hawai'i's queen had electricity before the White House. Hawai'i wasn't some abandoned, backwards tropical isle.
GREAT VIDEO SUPER NASS BIG SUPPORT FROM CROATIA
Thx bro
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the stolen territory of Hawai'i
Almost entirely men, with just a handful of women on the streets. And not a single overweight person in sight! I was looking for my grandfather who could have been there at the time.
The YMCA and Black Cat Cafe were near 250 S. Hotel Street. All those buildings are gone now.
You never see this many people walking around on the sidewalk or street anymore in Honolulu except for in Waikiki. This was probably filmed after Pearl Harbor.
Classic Video 👍
Thank you for making these video's.
Thx!!
Baťa shoes? All over from Czechoslovakia to Hawaii? Incredible... 😮
Bata shoes had relocated to Canada from Czechoslovakia; built a town called Batawa north of Trenton, Ontario for their employees.
Was there anybody on the ships?
I'm really surprised by all the garbage along the curbs. Guess the street sweeps went out of business in the 40s.
Where Steve McGarret at???!!!😆🤣
He was in Iran.
@@TopHotDog lol..most will think you are joking but he was actually in Iran with the US Army Corps of Engineers during the first year of WWll.
My father stationed there in WWII at an Army medical facility that was St. Louis High School, in later years Chaminade College.
The public transit in Honolulu was using the same buses used during the forties all the way to the late eighties when they were replaced with Grumman buses. Those old buses even had air conditioning.
Very sad to see that this area is basically the ghetto nowadays in Honolulu. I only go for business and nothing else.
Why are the cars purple . Is it the recolor or sun fade….??
Sailor outfit nice see
EXCELENTE TRABAJO. Desde que leí la novela . "De aquí a la eternidad" . de James Jones, siempre había querido ver como era el Hawái real que se describía y en donde moría Robert E. Lee "Prew" Prewitt . Gracias por compartirlo.....
there was alot of SEAMEN, cuz condoms were in short supply lol
What was japan thinking?😂
😂🤣
They weren't. They got it good in the end. 😞
You should also be asking what was our government thinking…There was plenty of foreknowledge about the impending attack but was allowed to happen.
It's been well documented. The Japanese senior military were convinced they had to neutralize US naval power in the Pacific in order to keep their advances in the south (Philippines and Indonesia). Pearl Harbor was just one of several military operations within about 24 hours.
@@scottnyc6572FDR politics.
This is downtown when King Street was a 2-way street, isn't it? It hasn't changed that much, although most of the stores are now gone. So many sailors!
Wow~there were more men than women....
2:27 Bata shoes
Countries complain about _"Overtourism"_ these days.
Did Hawaii complain about _"Oversailorism"?_
Not after Pearl Harbor.
I live here. Seeing the Army-Navy YMCA back in its prime is neat. It's the Hawaii State Art Museum now. The buildings across the street from it is where the Central Business District is now. You could kinda make out Iolani Palace on the opposite corner, too.
Thank you! I live downtown and was trying so hard to recognize a single landmark. I couldn't place hisam, somehow. Chinatown still looks like that.
cars would not have been purple
Me likem plenty good.
Cars changing colors 🤣😂
Former Hawaii resident Here. Love your work. Thanks
Do you have full Native Hawaiian blood?
@@Boricua-h9n I am a Vampire
@bill2066 Sheesh, I was asking a question.
@@Boricua-h9n i was answering your question. Curious, Why do you ask?
@@bill2066 The reason why is because I love Native Hawaiians because it's sad that America stole Hawaii.
Before the fat epidemic hit.
I wonder if this was before or after the war? The way everyone so chill I'd think maybe before the bombing
During the war. Honolulu was the staging area for sailors and soldiers being shipped off to fight in the Pacific.