Under a Jarvis Moon

Publication

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Hui Panalāʻau Digital Collection

"You're going on an island - They didn't say why, what or where!" - Kenneth Bell

"You're going on an island - They didn't say why, what or where!" - Kenneth Bell

Name/Title

Under a Jarvis Moon

Description

In the mid-1930's, young Hawaiians were sent on a secret federal mission to colonize remote desert islands in the Pacific. They endured unrelenting sun, rats, sharks, and ultimately enemy fire. This is their story.

Collection

Bishop Museum

Category

Film Footage

Publication Details

Editor

Lisa Altieri

Publisher

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum

Date Published

2011

Time Period

21st Century

Publication Language

English = eng

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Producers

Other Name

Noelle Kahanu, Heather Giugni and Lisa Altieri

Name Type

Directors

Other Name

Noelle Kahanu and Heather Giugni

Other Numbers

Number Type

Duration (minutes)

Other Number

56:46

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Kahanu, George, Lee, Frederick, Bell, Kenneth, Carroll, James, Sproat, Emanuel, Phillips, Paul Gordon, Knell, Henry Cockett, Piianaia, Abraham, Ahia, Henry H., Kim, Victor Bak Sung, Harris, Arthur, Kamakaiwi, James C. Jr., West, George, Kalama, Solomon, Lum, Paul Yat, Young, Edward, Ahia, Charles, Mattson, Elvin K., Anakalea, Joseph, Opiopio, Killarney, Faufata, Folinga, Ohumukini, Henry, Keliihananui, Joseph ***, Whaley, Richard ***, Phillips, Mannie Woodrow, Wong, Alexander, Kahalewai, Sam, Kinney, James E.A., Bederman, Thomas Wright, Zagara, Dominic Paul

Notes

Colonists

Person or Organization

Miller, William T., Captain H. A. Meyer, Albert P. Judd, Dr. Homer F. Barnes, Collins, Austin (Army), Black, Richard Blackburn, Earhart, Amelia

Notes

Other persons

Person or Organization

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Kamehameha Schools

Related Places

Place

Island

Jarvis Island, Howland Island, Baker Island, Canton Island, Enderbury Island

Continent

Oceania

Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Island Group

Phoenix Group

Related Events

Event

Itasca, 1st expedition

Web Links and URLs

Watch Video

General Notes

Note Type

Additional Credits

Note

The program was made possible by the Education through Cultural and Historical Organization (ECHO) project, an initiative to provide educational enrichment to Native and non-Native children and lifelong learners, which is supported by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Innovation and Improvement, and PBS Hawaii.