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Issei Legacy: Children of the Kanyaku Imin
Two descendants of the earliest Japanese contract labor immigrants to Hawai`i are interviewed. Co-produced by COH and Center for Labor Education and Research. Beta, VHS, and 3/4 videotape, 30 minutes.

Local People
The stage play Local People: An Oral History Experience is performed. Co-produced by COH and Hawai`i Public Television. Beta, VHS, and 3/4 videotape, 60 minutes.

Two young men face off as others
look on. A scene from Local People, scripted by Tremaine Tamayose from COH transcripts. High school students and senior citizens act in the play. (COH photo)

Pineapple Women
Venicia Guiala, a former pineapple field worker, is profiled. Co-produced by COH and Center for Labor Education and Research. Beta, VHS, and 3/4 videotape, 29 minutes.

Venicia Guiala demonstrates how she prepared for work in the hot, dusty pineapple fields. (Quicktime movie, 4.4M). Transcript of Venicia Guiala video clip.

The Statehood Years
Perspectives on the Hawai`i statehood movement are presented. Co-produced by COH and Hawai`i Public Television. Beta, VHS, and 3/4 videotape, 30 minutes.

Sticking Together: Pounding Mochi in Hawai`i
A visit with the Onishi family for New Year mochi (rice cake) pounding. Beta, VHS, and 3/4 videotape, 29 minutes.

Slide / Tape on Video

Kona Coffee and Its People
Kona's coffee farmers, whose lifestyles revolved around the growing, harvesting, processing, and marketing of coffee, are featured. Beta, VHS, and 3/4 videotape, 29 minutes.

Pine Women
Experiences in pineapple fields and canneries as told by women workers. Beta, VHS, and 3/4 videotape, 23 minutes.

Waialua and Hale`iwa: The Working People's Story
Traces the history of an O`ahu sugar plantation and establishment of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union (ILWU). Beta, VHS, and 3/4 videotape, 28 minutes.

Waipi`o
Waipi`o Valley's past is explored through interviews with taro farmers and others. Beta, VHS, and 3/4 videotape, 25 minutes.

You may view and/or borrow A-V materials based on COH oral histories at Sinclair Library, University of Hawai`i at Manoa; Hawai`i State Library; University of Hawai`i at Hilo Library; Technical Assistance Center, Department of Education (for DOE teachers); and COH.