We at Alii Video Productions have been in the digital video industry over 25 years and have built up an extensive library of footage of these islands. Sunsets over the beach, sunrises over the mountains, crashing waves, windsurfing, Hawaiian monk seals, humpback whales, underwater footage, hula, . . . you name it, we've shot it! What's more, most all of our footage was shot on Betacam SP metal tape, which sustains the high-quality we require for the videos we produce.

Our footage is available for use in a wide variety of commercial projects. We have been the source for videos that cover resorts, luaus, underwater tours, helicopter tours, as well as a number of other activities. If you are interested in purchasing footage of the Hawaiian Islands, contact us for the most professional and reasonable material available.

Hurricane Iniki

September 11, 1992, 5:29 a.m.- An island's inhabitants sleep peacefully, their dreams unaffected by the F-3 hurricane predicted to pass harmlessly many miles south of the islands. All is quiet, gentle trade winds blow silently over the island.

5:30 a.m. - Civil Defense sirens around the island spring to life, their shrill cry abruptly ending sleep and replacing pleasant dreams with worries of safety and protection. Residents rush to their television and radios, horrified to find that Hurricane Iniki had quickly gained in strength to an F-5 rating, and abruptly turned directly towards them!

With Iniki only hours away, residents hurriedly make preparations to survive the storm, barricading themselves in their homes, huddling under mattresses in their hallways, clutching onto loved ones as Iniki begins to tear a path of destruction through their homes, schools, stores, and workplaces.

Our footage captures the force of Hurricane Iniki. Witness roofs flying like so many leaves in the constantly shifting winds. See cars and structures that were unprepared for the tremendous floods driven ashore by Iniki's winds.

The very eye of Hurricane Iniki passed directly over the island of Kauai, bringing an eerie calm that was greatly welcome but short lived. Structures that had survived the pounding of winds from the south found themselves unable to withstand winds that were now beating upon them from the north.

As Iniki slowly retreated to the north and evening approached, residents emerged from their ravaged homes and shelters, only to discover that the world that they had once known was gone. Entire forests had been laid bare by Iniki, the once lush green countryside now a dull brown. The classy resorts and shopping centers now tattered and torn. Their homes and lives changed forever.