Richard Sullivan posted this lovely color footage from August 14, 1945.
65 Years Ago my Dad shot this film along Kalakaua Ave. in Waikiki capturing spontaneous celebrations that broke out upon first hearing news of the Japanese surrender. Kodachrome 16mm film: God Bless Kodachrome, right?
There is more information about the film in the comments at the vimeo link. -Thanks, Duke!
Jim Thornberry
You can still feel the happiness of
that day watching this film.
Thanks,
Jim
Johnny Cat
As an ex-Navy guy, I gotta say hey. This is awesome. San Diego is also big on its history of support, and we knew it going to school there.
Honolulu. That’s just plain history, really… romantic chestnut dreams.
PacRim Jim
Very personal and touching. Many of those guys in uniform would not have been around much longer had Truman not decided to nuke Japan on Aug. 6 and 9, 1945. Thank you for sharing the moment.
dagda
very nice colors perfect after more than half a century, and truly very touching
DBinNYC
Rhode Island is the only state in the union that still has this on the calendar.
Larry Potash
We shared this great color film with our viewers on WGN-TV. Wondering if you’d want to do a phone interview with us live on the air August 13th Friday at 6:25am Chicago time.
Larry
dammitjanet
Beautiful, beautiful. My own father was stationed in Hawaii during WWII, so this brought tears to my eyes. Thanks for sharing!
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