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‘Asbestos’ was a good word when Hawaii Theatre opened

COURTESY THE HAWAII THEATRE
courtesy The Hawaii Theatre The word "asbestos" was written on the curtain that draped the stage at the Hawaii Theatre when it opened in 1922. Today it is gone, replaced with a picture of Diamond Head and the word "Hawaii."