Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STARADVERTISER / FEB. 17, 1971
Conservation Council tourists inspect a cave at Koko Head Crater that once contained about 80 petroglyphs. Because of vandals and looters, only about a dozen remain.2/7
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STARADVERTISER / AUGUST 1, 1970
Residents and tourists alike have discovered the beauty of Polihale State Park on Kauai. The park, at the end of Barking Sands Beach at the beginning of the Napali Coast, has become a favorite camping and picnic area.3/7
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STARADVERTISER / MAY 22, 1985
Record-setting sailor Kenichi Horie of Ashiya, Japan, departs from the Waikiki Yacht Club to begin a world-record attempt to motor 3,700 miles to Osaka in the 30-foot Sikrinerk, a solar-powered boat.4/7
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STARADVERTISER / AUGUST 28, 1980
A Honolulu Fire Department recruit drops into the water from a helicopter off Sand Island during rescue training.5/7
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STARADVERTISER / APRIL 23, 1984
Joe Famolare, inventor of the wavy crepe-soled sandals of which more than 15 million pairs have been sold, has established himself in a beachfront suite at the Ilikai, where Famolare displays a lineup of his new collection in the sitting room.6/7
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STARADVERTISER / OCTOBER 29, 1968
This was all that remains of the old Bank of Hawaii building at King and Bishop streets. The shattered structure will be replaced by a 15-story high-rise erected for Bishop Trust Co. The firm will house its headquarters there and lease office space to others.7/7
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STARADVERTISER / JULY 27, 1969
Residents gaze curiously at a single-engine plane that ended up in a Waialae Iki neighborhood playground after an emergency landing.
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