Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STARADVERTISER / MAY 18, 1972
Honolulu’s refuse collectors are back at work, and their job is cut out for them: getting rid of the mountains of trash, like this load in Manoa and elsewhere, that had accumulated during their brief strike.2/7
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STARADVERTISER / MAY 23, 1968
About 1,000 students and other interested people jam the patio outside Bachman Hall to hear the University of Hawaii Board of Regents announce that political science professor and Vietnam War opponent Oliver Lee would not be given tenure and that it had accepted the resignation of President Thomas Hamilton.3/7
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STARADVERTISER / FEB. 5, 1973
Patient and in need of tax information, Hawaii residents await their turn to get help from Internal Revenue Service employees who know the answers.4/7
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STARADVERTISER / MAY 8, 1969
Schools as well as spellers received valuable awards at the state finals of the annual Hawaii Spelling Bee, co-sponsored by the Department of Education and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Sister Martha Marie of St. Theresa School congratulates runner-up Winston Lau, who took home a set of the Lincoln Library of Essential Information while simultaneously winning a Zenith portable TV for the school.5/7
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STARADVERTISER / SEPTEMBER 30, 1974
James Kubo, left, and Shig Ono work on a model Cutlass aircraft with retractable landing gear as they prepare for the 50th State Radio Controlled Miniature Aircraft Contest at Bellows Field.6/7
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STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 11, 1983
Retired state Chief Justice William S. Richardson, left, and U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice William J. Brennan Jr. listen to a speech during ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary of the University of Hawaii’s law school, which was formally named for Richardson.7/7
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STARADVERTISER / SEPTEMBER 11, 1989
Jaren Sasaki, age 4, keeps pace on his own set of wheels while participants in the Advertiser Century Bike Ride pedal past the intersection of Monsarrat and Paki avenues.
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