Hawaiian Paradise (Disc 1 of 2)

Reader's Digest Classic Collection

Program 1: 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 Haleakola 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. Enjoy legends of old Hawaii, of King Kamehameha and of Pele (goddess of fire), and watch them relived into the ancient hula!
approx. 90 minutes.

Program 2: Hawaii, Paradise Sought 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 and beautiful people found was paradise on Earth-Hawaii!
approx. 60 minutes

Program 3: Hawaii, Paradise Found shows how the 19th and 20th centuries 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!
approx. 60 minutes