Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 18, 1958
Crowds press forward during the Church College of Hawaii dedication ceremony in Laie. Some 3,000 Mormons from throughout the territory attended the daylong activities at the 100-acre campus.2/7
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STARADVERTISER / NOVEMBER 21, 1986
Chen Cuiting, 15, a member of the Chinese gymnastic team here for this weekend’s McDonald’s Classic competition, demonstrates her technique to a lunchtime crowd at Tamarind Park.3/7
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STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 26, 1984
Sonny Bradley finishes a scale model of a koa canoe.4/7
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STARADVERTISER / JULY 25, 1960
Maui Boy Scout Clyde Hamai, left, Scoutmaster Sam Kadotani and Explorer Scout Colin Kailiponi, all of Wailuku, stay hydrated on a hot day at the national jamboree in Colorado Springs, Colo.5/7
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STARADVERTISER / SEPTEMBER 23, 1955
Personal belongings of Bernice Pauahi Bishop, last of the Kamehameha line, are on display in the Bishop Estate offices at 519 Halekauwila St. Annabelle Lau of the Bishop Museum staff examines some of the historic items. The collection was given to the museum by Princess Bernice’s widower, Charles Reed Bishop.6/7
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STARADVERTISER / NOVEMBER 7, 1967
A young bicycle rider demonstrates his left-turn technique as his Kaneohe Elementary School classmates watch during a bicycle safety skills program conducted by the Honolulu Police Department.7/7
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STARADVERTISER / JULY 6, 1986
Stiff tradewinds made it a struggle for workers at Pearlridge Center who tried to get a 75-foot-high hot-air balloon off the ground during a Sears Roebuck & Co. celebration of its first 100 years in business.
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