Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / SEPTEMBER 16, 1979
Haleiwa Theater is the backdrop for tacky tourist stalls in the unpaved parking lot.2/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MAY 31, 1961
Oswald Kawahara, 5, hands U.S. Rep. Daniel K. Inouye his newly acquired hat. Inouye had given the hat to one of his aides after arriving at the airport with his wife, Margaret, and Oswald retrieved it for him. Oswald’s shirt carries the inscription “All The Way With Inouye” on the back and “Dan’s Our Man” on the front.3/7
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STARADVERTISER / MARCH 21, 1967
John C. Wright of Bishop Museum tries the driver’s seat of a 1900 model Ford as Melvin Smith of the South Hilo Rotary Club tests the crank. Hayato Tanaka of Hilo, left, gave the car, which he inherited from his father and is believed to be the oldest of its kind in the state, to the museum. The Rotary Club arranged the presentation.4/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 17, 1975
Waikiki’s image as a sun-dappled playground was tarnished by continuous traffic-clogging road work between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily. This view shows the snarl looking Diamond Head on Kalakaua Avenue between Seaside and Kaiulani avenues.5/7
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STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 24, 1962
Concrete segments, cast on the spot from fiberglass molds, form the roof the Honolulu International Center, now known as the Neal S. Blaisdell Center.6/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JANUARY 25, 1964
The 1964 Narcissus queen and her court included: 4th Princess Gwendolyn Lau, left, 2nd Princess Rosalie Yep, Queen Betty Lau, 1st Princess Audrey Jung and 3rd Princess Linda Tom.7/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JANUARY 30, 1960
Kilauea Volcano’s eruption has strewn black debris across Kapoho, including atop the hood and roof of a police offi cer’s car as he parks in front of the Nakamura Store to talk to a colleague via walkie-talkie.
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