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August filled with historical events that shaped the isles

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Hawaii became the 50th state on Aug. 21, 1959. Mary “Dodie” Brown, 6 years old, read all about it.

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Ala Moana Center opened on Aug. 13, 1959. More than 1,000 people attended the grand-opening ceremonies on the roof-deck parking lot outside Sears and Longs, above.

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The new Tripler General Hospital opened on Moanalua ridge on Aug. 9, 1948, above. For more than 41 years, it had been just outside Fort Shafter, where the highway is today.