Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STARADVERTISER / MARCH 28, 1968
The slopes of Punchbowl, Kawaiaha‘o Church, City Hall and the new state Capitol are visible through the decorative portholes on the front of the Royal Brewery roof.STARADVERTISER / MARCH 24, 1974
The second-floor lounge of the Armed Services YMCA has been refurbished, complete with a wall mural of the Hawaiian Islands. The redecorating was made possible by a $10,000 gift from the Frank E. Gannett Newspaper Foundation of Rochester, N.Y. The YMCA has launched a $450,000 fund drive to improve the old building on Hotel Street.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / OCTOBER 10, 1988
Orthodontists Oliver Choy, left, and Henry Hatasaka employ an electrical nerve stimulator to relax Irmalee Pundyke’s jaw muscles.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUGUST 24, 1961
Jack Addison, OR&L’s wharf superintendent and interisland freight manager, said the pubic is invited to watch test runs of a 14-foot hydrofoil from Pier 21 set for today at Keehi Lagoon. The metal waterbird, the first in Hawaii, was brought in Thursday from Marathon, N.Y.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / NOVEMBER 8, 1959
Appreciating the General Electric bedroom air conditioner in the Waikiki Manor co-op model are Carl J. Schiffers of Hawaiian Electric; Ronald Reagan, host of TV’s GE Theater and Ralph Johnson, president of Hawaiian Electric.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 20, 1963
Mr. and Mrs. Hipolito Rivera pose on the front porch of their home in Maui’s Hamakuapoko plantation village. Hipolito, a native of Vintar, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, came to the village in 1924. The couple brought up 11 children. They will be moving to a new suburban home on Hilu Place in Kahului, a four-bedroom, hollow-tile house with a two-car garage.STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 9, 1960
Harvey’s Restaurant at the corner of Ala Moana Boulevard and Coral Street was owner Harvey S. Brinn’s first venture as a restaurateur. The restaurant’s specialty was chicken dinners prepared according to a European recipe and served in stainless-steel casseroles. Trade symbol Harvey the Rabbit is pictured among the diners.