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Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past

View historic Hawaii photos “back in the day.”

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STARADVERTISER / OCTOBER 11, 1991

Farrington High School seniors Danny Coloma, left, and Leave Solo sit in the school’s award-winning solar-powered hot rod before transporting it to the 14th annual Da Car Show.
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STARADVERTISER / JUNE 5, 1982

Motorists driving along Kalanianaole Highway in the Kuliouou area this week have been greeted by young people bearing signs. The message read, “Have a lovely day, God loves you — you’re special.” It’s an effort to let the community know the East Oahu Christian Fellowship will meet tomorrow in Kurt Hanna’s Coffee House in Hawaii Kai.
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STARADVERTISER / APRIL 20, 1960

Patrons sit at the Princess Kaiulani Hotel’s Kahili Bar, the site of a physical altercation that prompted an order by Honolulu Police Chief Dan Liu to investigate the degree of protection afforded to guests at the Princess Kaiulani and other beach hotels.
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STARADVERTISER / OCTOBER 27, 1990

King Intermediate School’s 910 students pitched in to make this ti leaf lei over 7 miles long for their “Lei Off of Drugs” observance of Drug Free Hawaii Week. The lei, an attempt to enter the Guinness Book of World Records, circled the school 28 times when it was shown.
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STARADVERTISER / OCTOBER 29, 1960

Young Republicans display one of the traffic-stopping jingles that greeted motorists driving home this week. Similar groups, bearing jingles for Republican City Council candidates on the 10-foot standards, are stationed at busy Honolulu intersections.
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STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 2, 1983

Comedian Frank De Lima performs at the Noodle Shop in the Waikiki Sand Villa Hotel.
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STARADVERTISER / JANUARY 5, 1959

It’s time again for Hawaii’s noncitizens to let the government know where they live. An Immigration and Naturalization Service official said about the same number is expected to register this year as last: 53,391.