Armed U.S. Marines exit from heavily sandbagged barracks to a waiting truck containing a pair of Browning M1919 .30 caliber medium machine guns on a Scarff Gun-Ring Mount. A Lewis gun is fastened to the inside of the truck. As they emerge, some look to the sky, while the rest board the truck. One sets up a radio on the pavement and another looks through binoculars. Two officers unfold a rolled up map and one salutes and runs to the cab of the truck, while the other crouches with the radio operator. The event is repeated in a second take, filmed at a slightly closer distance. Next is a closeup of Marines in the truck pointing their weapons skyward as the truck pulls away. Closeup of heavily sandbagged entrance of building as Marines exit in another repeat of the event. Repeat of the two officers (both Lieutenants) and the radio operator pointing at a spot on the map. In final scenes, several Marines are seen silhouetted against the sky as one rotates the Browning machine gun on its Scarff mount.
Japanese people in Hawaii. Japanese people on the Hawaiian Island involved in many important industrial activities. A Japanese fruit store. Japanese women dressed in native dress. Street peddlers sit on sidewalk. Woman makes lei. Man carry baskets hung from pole across his shoulders.
Steamer ship travels from San Francisco bound for Honolulu Hawaii. Passengers on crowded dock of San Francisco harbor. Crowd at rails of steam ship. Steamer Great Northern moving away from dock. Passenger steam ship underway in waters of the Pacific Ocean. 'The Hawaiian Island territory of the U.S. consists of a chain of Islands in the North Pacific 700 miles in length'. View of a map. A man leans over rail of ship. Waterfront dock and harbor scene in Honolulu Hawaii. Ship moves into dock. Crowd on dock of Honolulu. Business district shows pedestrians and traffic on street. Automobiles on road. Japanese section of city. Japanese in native dress on streets.
Various buildings in Honolulu. The Capitol of Honolulu and formerly the Palace of Queen Liliukalani. Large building on square. The Judiciary Building houses the courts and department of education. Statue in front of the building. Man poses in front of the statue. Traffic on road. Pedestrians on the roadside, trees and buildings in the background. First portable house ever made for in 1819 it was shipped via Cape Horn from New England for the use of the early missionaries. White Frame House. Building with columned porch.
Various buildings in Honolulu. Honolulu teachers receive their training in an up-to-date Normal School. People outside a building. Row of one room schoolhouses. Children line up and enter schoolhouses. A Public Library building.
Various buildings in Honolulu. The Old Coral Church called 'Kawaiaho' constructed in 1822 by American missionaries. View of church. The home of late Queen Liliuokalani. Frame House with trees.