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Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past

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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / SEPTEMBER 20, 1987

The third Great Molokai Mule Drag along Main Street in Kaunakakai featured 18 teams, including the best-dressed crew from Ke Nani Kai Resort Condominium, which sported top hats and tails.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MAY 6, 1982

The cast of “Momotaro,” being staged at Kuakini Medical Center’s Hale Pulama Mau geriatric care facility, takes a curtain call. The actors are Edna Okawa, left, Mikiyo Yamane, Kesashigi Fujita, John Curtiss, Steve Chinen (seated), Joseph Kunimoto and Russell Colon as Momotaro.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 9, 1965

Drummer Michael Gwynne is striving to pound away at the “skins” for 89 hours at the Holiday Mart department store to set a new world record. Gwynne, who is doing his marathon stunt for the Hawaii Heart Fund, is visited by crowds of youngsters as he attempts his feat.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JUNE 3, 1965

When Howard P. Jones assumes his duties as chancellor of the East-West Center, his headquarters will be in Jefferson Hall, the center’s administration building. With an overhanging second floor, it is seen between the John F. Kennedy Theatre, left, and a high-rise dormitory, right.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 22, 1963

The Cherry Blossom Buffet at the Vladimir Ossipoff-designed Spencecliff restaurant gets its name from its decorative elements more than the menu, which highlights American dishes in addition to Japanese standards. The restaurant, in the Hawaiian Life building, replaces Woody’s on the Boulevard.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / SEPTEMBER 19, 1980

Putting the finishing touches on the Liberty House float for the Aloha Week Parade is a big project, but Deborah Witthans, right, and friends are up to the task.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 7, 1977

A fiberglass sculpture by Frank Gallo reclines in the basement of the Honolulu Academy of Arts as staff member Irene McMenamin and Assistant Director Selden Washington record recent gifts and loans.