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1970 film by Tom Gries

The Hawaiians, released in the UK as Master of the Islands, is a 1970 United States historicalepic based on the 1959 novel Hawaii by James A. Michener. Starring Charlton Heston at the head of an ensemble cast, the two and one-half hour saga was directed by Tom Gries from a screenplay by James R.

Webb. Tina Chen received a Golden Globe best supporting actress nomination.

The film was based on the book's later chapters, which covered the arrival of Chinese and Japanese laborers and the growth of the plantations.

The Hawaiians (film) - Wikipedia

The third chapter of the book had been made into the film Hawaii in 1966.

Plot

Forty years after the events in the film Hawaii, sea captain Whip Hoxworth returns to Oahu with the Corinthian’s hold full of Chinese laborers. Determined to leave the helm and run the family shipping fleet from shore, he instead learns that his grandfather (Captain Rafer Hoxworth) has died and left his fortune to Hoxworth's cous The Hawaiians (1970) - User Reviews - IMDb MOJOQ