Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MAY 10, 1966
The winners of seven ethnic groups in the Ka Palapala beauty pageant — Charlotte Higa, left, Japanese; Zenaida Estelita Castillo, Filipina; Maury Lee Ellis, Caucasian; Grace M.L. Bugbee, Hawaiian; Lorna Mei Ling Ho, Chinese; and Karen Soon Hee Chun, Korean — were honored in a ceremony at Honolulu International Center. Not pictured is Bianca Niki Yokotake, winner of the Cosmopolitan division.2/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / OCTOBER 4, 1962
Two of the four tigers to be used in the film “Rampage,” now being filmed on the Big Island, arrived from Jungle Land in Los Angeles. With Duke is Lutz Ruhe, who traveled with the animals.3/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / FEBRUARY 16, 1971
A new department called Pier 13 Import Shop joins the offerings at Sears, Roebuck’s giant Ala Moana Center store. When Sears began to get calls for gift items like Japanese scrolls, lacquerware, vases and temple rubbings, it decided to stock imported items not found in other Sears stores.4/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / FEBRUARY 16, 1958
“Korn-fed” Ken Alford salutes the winners of the KGU Rootin’ Tooters “Name the Show” contest, with the top prize of a 1939 Chrysler going to Sgt. Donald W.C. Won of Helemano for his entry “Kanaka Kowboys,” which is now the official name of the program.5/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUGUST 30, 1972
Honolulu’s newest restaurant and waterfront attraction has taken up residence at Pier 6, across from the Falls of Clyde. In a month or two the 280-foot steel barge will become Oceana Restaurant, serving up Chinese cuisine.6/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / FEBRUARY 22, 1982
A chair, a place to put it and some sunshine give this man a chance to take a nice nap in front of the B-Sweet Shop on California Avenue in Wahiawa.7/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MAY 1, 1978
Sports fans of all ages, from young children to grandmothers, gather in the Ala Moana Center parking lot next to Liberty House to watch tennis great Arthur Ashe — who sometimes gives his competition an advantage by playing left-handed.
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