Summary: A Trip Through Hawaii's Reefs. The waters surrounding Hawaii are the most remote in the World. Lava caves, coral reefs, and shipwreks create homes for diverse and unique marine life. You will see: Breaching whales off Maui and Lanai, Dancing Manta Rays on the Big Island, Turtles and schooling fish, Monk seals frolicking off Kauai, The ballet of the Spanish Dancer and Sunken World War II ships and planes off of Oahu
Reviewer: Mark Doyle, MidWeek Magazine, February 24, 1999, page 34 "If you have never been scuba diving, or even if you have, get ready for a fascinating adventure as you dive under the ocean9s surface and swim through Hawaii9s unique and I bountiful marine life in Hawaii Underwater.. .. This 30 minute journey takes you in and around coral heads that look like they are from another world."
Reviewer: Melisa Tanji, The Honolulu Advertiser, March 14, 1999, page A31 “Hawaii Underwater delivers a message on environment..the video is filled with colorful fish and up-close views of eels, rays and sharks .. Jt ends with a cast of characters - 60 underwater creatures identified by name and accompanying pictures, put together with the help of Waikiki Aquarium."
Reviewer: Eloise Aguiar, The Hawaii Kai Sun Press, March 5, 1999, page 1 & 15 “The video, which took a year to make, captures many underwater inhabitants that are found only in the islands. The video draws its footage from nearly 200 different locations throughout the islands."
Reviewer: Teresa Tico, President, Save Our Seas Ocean Film Festival, June 12, 1999 “We viewed it tonight and loved it!..J liked the way it moved along-not those long, drawn scenes we see in so many documentaries. Really fast, action packed visuals. Very educational, I learned a lot! DOT (Department of Transportation) should purchase hundreds of copies of this video so every school child in Hawaii can see it."
A Note From the Director: Lew's underwater film and photographs have been used by National Geographic in their books, magazines and T.V. specials along with Disney, National Public Television and Time-LIfe. He has an M.A. in Cinema from U.S.c. film school and has been awarded the Cine Golden Eagle, Gold and Bronze Cindy's, the Silver Anchor at the Toulon, France Maritime Film Festival, Silver Medal from Downunder Australia and the Best in Show from the Save Our Seas Underwater Film Festival for his underwater work.
