Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / FEBRUARY 25, 1969
The “Lazy Lee,” a round vessel also known as a Yamaha saucer whose outboard motor hangs through a hole in its center, has been launched at the Lahaina small-boat harbor after being christened four times because its new operators couldn’t determine where exactly the bow was located.2/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / FEBRUARY 4, 1972
Funky Monster hand puppets surround 21-month-old Aaron Anders at the Junior Achievement Fair at Ala Moana Center. The representatives holding the puppets are Kaimuki High School student Michael Lim, left, and Roosevelt High School student Alan Kobayashi.3/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 9, 1990
Joe and Margie Pang still spend their days at their former plantation house, now a part of Waipahu Cultural Garden Park. The couple tend their garden and talk story with visitors about the old days.4/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUGUST 22, 1973
Keiko Narahara’s piano lessons are a popular attraction for young students.5/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MAY 6, 1976
The newest business in Waipahu is Jim Madden’s kart track, Kartland Raceway. The track features vehicles with 5-horsepower gasoline engines, which don’t go fast, but sound speedy because they are close to the ground.6/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / FEBRUARY 23, 1976
Retired plantation worker Esmael Mangati explains to his children how the equipment works at the Kahuku Sugar Mill.7/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / NOVEMBER 1, 1982
Erik Floyd, 10, learns how to use the computer language BASIC, or Beginner’s All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code, during a Super Saturday session at Assets School, part of a six-week program for 50 children from across Oahu determined by their teachers and counselors to be gifted and talented.
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