"Gorgeous cinematography... Highly recommended."-Video LibrarianDVD 1: Hawaiian Paradise – Discover six of the most beautiful islands on Earth: Kauai, Hawaii, Lanai, Molokai, Maui, and Oahu. Go snorkeling in Hanauma Bay and bask in the sun on Waikiki Beach. See where sugarcane, pineapple and macadamia nuts grow. Join the festivities at Fern Grotto and attend an authentic luau. Thrill at sunrise from atop Haleakala Crater and marvel at the black sand beach of Kamoamoa. Tremble as Kilauea erupts. Visit Iolani Palace in Old Honolulu and the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor. (90 minutes).
DVD 2: The Pacific Paradise - Part 1: Hawaii, Paradise Sought -
This program takes you back hundreds of years, to a time when
Polynesian explorers and their families left in search of a land free of
strife, hunger, and persecution. What these passionate people found was paradise on Earth–-Hawaii! (60 minutes). Part 2: Hawaii, Paradise Found - This program shows how the Nineteenth and Twentieth Century's introduced disease, greed, and violence to the islands. Yet, amid the trials of WWII, heroes emerged and America fought back to control the Pacific. When post-war Hawaii became a popular vacation destination, the state struggled to protect its beauty. As natives now rediscover their roots, Hawaii is a paradise found, lost, and reborn! (60 minutes).
