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- By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser
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April 28, 2023
In March I wrote about the original “Hawaii Five-0,” which ran from 1968 to 1980. Several readers told me about their experiences with the long-running TV show.
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- By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser
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April 21, 2023
A few months ago I wrote about vendors who drove, biked or walked though residential communities selling milk, ice cream, pastries, meat, vegetables, fish, manapua, tofu, ice, brooms, etc.
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- By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser
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April 14, 2023
On April 7 I wrote about the somewhat obscure history of that thumb-and-pinkie wave we call shaka. It brought in several interesting comments from readers. Here are some of them.
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- By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser
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April 7, 2023
Recently, Steve Sue, who is making the documentary “Shaka, the Story of Aloha,” interviewed me about that local thumb-and-pinkie wave we do here. In preparing for it, I decided to take all the things I know about the shaka and put it in a timeline. It helped me gain some perspective on it.
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- By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser
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March 31, 2023
People ask me all the time where I get the ideas for my columns. Many of them come from questions readers send me. Here are three I’ve gotten in the past few weeks.
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- By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser
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March 24, 2023
Ronnie Belasco in Sacramento, Calif., suggested a topic for today: “Ask your readers what their first impressions of the mainland were, when they landed.
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- By Bob Sigall
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March 17, 2023
What happened to all the nightclubs in Waikiki? There used to be at least 25 Oahu nightclubs with entertainment every night. Most had a dinner show and later a cocktail show or two.
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- By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser
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March 10, 2023
The first TV show that was set in Hawaii is celebrating its 55th anniversary this year.
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- By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser
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March 3, 2023
Every month or two, I dedicate a column to answer a few reader inquiries. This week I’ll explore the history of pizza in Hawaii, Lucky Luck’s tavern, the 1949 Merci Train, Henry Berger and automats.
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- By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser
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Feb. 17, 2023
Two new books have come out recently that I have found to be both historical and delightful. One is by Jane M. Goodsill, whose father, Marshall Goodsill, was a well-known Hawaii lawyer.
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- By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser
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Feb. 10, 2023
Recently, I asked readers of my Insider email newsletter about their interactions with local police officers. As you might imagine, they had several interesting stories. Let’s take a look.
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- By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser
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Feb. 3, 2023
Today the Ala Wai Canal is considered the dirtiest waterway in the state, but 70 years ago plenty of local fishermen plied its waters.
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- By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser
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Jan. 27, 2023
Before the advent of modern supermarkets in Hawaii, vendors supplied many of neighborhood families’ needs.
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- By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser
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Jan. 20, 2023
The 50th anniversary of the Elvis concert “Aloha From Hawaii” was Saturday. The concert was the first ever to be broadcast worldwide. An estimated 1.5 billion fans in 36 countries watched the 90-minute show.
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- By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser
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Jan. 13, 2023
Danny Kaleikini, who died Jan. 6 at the age of 85, had a way of making everyone feel special.
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- By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser
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Jan. 6, 2023
Every 10 years or so, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser runs a column of things you should remember if you’ve lived in Hawaii a long time. I thought that my first column of 2023 would be a good time to update this popular feature.
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- By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser
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Dec. 30, 2022
An end-of-the-year tradition for me is my annual Rearview Mirror Awards, given to those who made, preserved or wrote about Hawaii history.
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- By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser
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Dec. 23, 2022
Last week I began my annual two-part review of things I learned in the course of writing this column in the past 12 months.
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- By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser
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Dec. 16, 2022
At the end of the year, I review my columns and write about some of the things I learned in the past 12 months. Writing this column is a process of discovery for me. It gives me great pleasure to do it.
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- By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser
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Dec. 9, 2022
With Mauna Loa erupting for the first time in nearly 40 years, I thought I’d ask readers about their first experience with the volcano.
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- By Bob Sigall, Special to the Star-Advertiser
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Dec. 2, 2022
Last week I wrote about long-gone restaurants and the dishes readers would like to be able to dine on again. Over 100 readers responded and suggested their favorite places, so here is another installment.
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