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'The Cal' has long wooed islanders who visit Vegas

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 21, 2012

~~<p>Locals who regularly go to Las Vegas are familiar with the California Hotel. But most of us don't know that the founder of the hotel, Sam Boyd, once worked in Hono&shy;lulu and Hilo.</p>
<p>Boyd moved to Hawaii in the 1930s, where he worked for Hisa&shy;ki&shy;chi Hisa&shy;naga, who owned Palace Amusements in Hilo.</p>
~~

Locals who regularly go to Las Vegas are familiar with the California Hotel. But most of us don't know that the founder of the hotel, Sam Boyd, once worked in Hono­lulu and Hilo.

Boyd moved to Hawaii in the 1930s, where he worked for Hisa­ki­chi Hisa­naga, who owned Palace Amusements in Hilo. Login for more...



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