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April 13, 2020

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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / NOVEMBER 13, 1971

Organist John DeMello and the Robert Morton instrument he plays weekend evenings at the Waikiki Theater #3 both started their music in the same year: 1922. DeMello has been playing theatrical organ in the islands for 49 years and has been at the Waikiki since 1958. The organ there is the last remnant of a dying tradition of theater music.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / OCTOBER 3, 1970

It once was possible to get an unobstructed view of Diamond Head from the University of Hawaii’s Manoa campus. Then along came the tall Contessa condominium in Moiliili. This picture was taken from the third floor of the university’s Sinclair Library.
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STARADVERTISER / MARCH 15, 1979

Work on the foundation of the controversial Admiral Thomas condominium, mauka of Thomas Square, is proceeding. Life of the Land this week asked the Hawaii Supreme Court to reconsider its decision to let construction continue. Developer Sheridan Ing said, “If the Supreme Court says stop (the construction), we would stop. We will obey the law and abide by the court’s decision.” Completion is scheduled for July 1980. The luxury units are all sold.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MAY 4, 1964

This is a view from one end of the new production line at Iolani Sportswear’s Kona Street plant in Honolulu, one of the most modern in Hawaii.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUGUST 11, 1971

The Kings of Rhythm, from left, Jackie Clark, Jimmy Reed, Sako Richardson, Edward Burks, McKinley Johnson, Jimmy Smith, Warren Dawson and Larry Reed (the ninth King, Leon Blue, is not pictured), performed as part of the Ike and Tina Turner Revue, which closes tonight at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / FEBRUARY 4, 1977

One of the banquet barges operated by the defunct boat rental firm at Ala Wai Boulevard and McCully Street has broken loose, and was temporarily jammed against the McCully Street bridge. But the changing tide fl oated it free — allowing it to move about on the Ala Wai without the crew, passengers, entertainers, food and beverages it once knew.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JANUARY 14, 1962

Cars on busy Kamehameha Highway roll past a helicopter that made an emergency landing yesterday. No one was injured in the freak accident. The helicopter sustained damage only to a rotor blade.
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