GREENE – Willis Henry Moore will present “Beyond Hawaii” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, and 2 and 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22, at the Sawyer Memorial.

The audience will visit the islands of Hawaii, home to high chiefs and hula dancers.

Moore is an island resident, who guarantees that Hawaii is a tropical paradise without equal. From King Kamehameha in 1795 through the reign of Queen Liliuokalani, which ended in 1893, Hawaii was a royal kingdom. Although whalers, European and American merchants and missionaries have inhabited the islands through the years, Hawaii has maintained many of its royal traditions.

The Island of Hawaii showcases the 50th state’s orchids, waterfalls and Queen Liliuokalani Gardens. Snowcapped Mauna Kea towers 14,000 feet above the clouds and houses the University of Hawaii Astronomical Centre.

On Maui the film goes to Haleakala, House of the Sun, which was sacred in old Hawaii and offers wilderness hiking today. From Lahaina, a steam train takes visitors to nearby Kaanapali.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, Kauai was home to several reigning kings. The vegetation of the “garden island” has been the location for many Hollywood films, including “South Pacific” and “Jurassic Park.”

Oahu is home to 800,000 of Hawaii’s 1.2 million people and the location of the only natural harbors in the Islands, Honolulu and Pearl Harbor. Stops will include Punchbowl Cemetery and the Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor and Waikiki Beach.

The second part of the film features volcano footage from Kilauea and Mauna Loa volcanoes, and a trip to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Wildlife Refuge.

Moore has lived in Honolulu since 1962. When not on the travelogue circuit he is adjunct professor of history and geography at Chaminade University of Honolulu. In his leisure time, Moore enjoys hiking, snorkel diving and playing the piano and organ for various churches.