Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 29, 1961
The Dayton family relies on an inexpensive means of getting around Honolulu since pulling up stakes in Pittsburgh six weeks ago and moving to Hawaii without a job in hand. Jack Dayton is a salesman but says he hasn’t yet found the product in Hawaii he wants to sell.2/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JUNE 20, 1974
Hot summer days, school vacation and the gushing fountain at Aala Park combine to form an irresistible temptation for children in the neighborhood. Frolicking in the fountain is a favorite sport.3/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JANUARY 30, 1969
Watching Jack Benny, 75, in his Ilikai cabaret concert was both fun and nostalgic. By closing your eyes you could relive the days in the ’40s when nothing was ever planned on Sunday nights because Benny was on the radio. He performs two more shows this evening at the Pacific Ballroom.4/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / FEBRUARY 21, 1991
Mike Saito mans the bar in front of the monkey display at the Pearl City Tavern.5/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 29, 1969
Honolulu Symphony violinist Jose Blankleder interests a group of youngsters with a demonstration of the viola in the Blaisdell Concert Hall prior to the start of a youth concert. The concert marks the end of the symphony’s 1968-69 season.6/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / FEBRUARY 23, 1971
Leonard’s Bakery baker Janjo Nakamoto, left, and Helen Takahara have a huge order of an island favorite to fill. It’s Malasada Day, a traditional Portuguese event observed on the day before Ash Wednesday.7/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUGUST 31, 1970
The boat was fully loaded as 12 fished for akule in Haleiwa. They made it back to shore without capsizing.
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