Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MARCH 18, 1963
Seventy-two babies were entered in the Healthy Baby Contest, sponsored by the Honolulu Chinese Ju-nior Chamber of Commerce and Meadow Gold Dairies. Linda and Heidi Adler, 2-year -old twins, who won third prize, told the master of ceremonies, Skipper Jack of KGMB-TV, in no uncertain terms that they were pau for the day.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / DEC. 25, 1981
An oceangoing Santa, towed by dolphins and guided by a tinsel-bedecked elf, visits Koko Marina.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / DEC. 14, 1989
Deedee Ho of Kalihi gives it her best shot at a Christmas carnival at the Sheraton Waikiki hotel.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUG. 13, 1956
Paul Alston of Berkeley, Calif., a former Lihue Plantation mill superintendent and retired research direc-tor and general chemist for the J.D. and A.D. Spreckels Sugar Co., shows a machine he invented to sepa-rate mud from sugar cane juice.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / FEB. 17, 1955
Mainlanders enjoy the Hawaii-style charm of the open-air lobby in the Waikiki Biltmore. Oversize mon-keypod slab coffee tables and koa end tables provide a unique note. A lava rock wall on the left acts as a divider between pool and lobby and terrace and dining facilities.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / OCT. 26, 1969
Smiles, big eyes and ti-leaf skirts. It’s all a part of Aloha Week which wound up last night on Oahu. Mrs. Albert Kamaka applies lipstick before Lisa, 4, does her dance at the Hoolaulea.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 16, 1979
Christopher Winter looked over a 1960 Chevrolet he was restoring in his garage. He wanted everything just right, taking pride in the car’s reassembly from scratch.