Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 30, 1966
A ring of high-rise buildings under construction or in planning stages is closing the curtain on the familiar, famous view from the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. This structure at 999 Wilder Ave. is the first to begin blotting the view from the cemetery, but even it won’t be in view for long. A 12-story building even higher upslope could soon hide this one.2/7
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STARADVERTISER / MARCH 28, 1977
Sony’s Betamax television recording system is in production in the United States, and displays like this one at the Ala Moana Center Shirokiya store, demonstrated by audio salesman Kevin Bogan, have attracted a lot of interest.3/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / NOVEMBER 18, 1959
The famed Fleet Marine Force Pacific Drum and Bugle Team poses in front of the Mormon temple. The team departs Camp Smith on April 4 to perform at Japanese Prince Akihito’s wedding in Tokyo.4/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / OCTOBER 21, 1971
Yvonne Elliman put a lei around the neck of co-star Jeff Fenholt Tuesday night after the premiere performance of the rock musical “Jesus Christ Superstar” on Broadway. Elliman has the role of Mary Magdalene in the production, while Fenholt plays Jesus. At left is Ben Vereen, who plays Judas.5/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JULY 29, 1960
Florence Jurgemeyer of Kaneohe will be one of the Windward Oahu homemakers who will compete in the home economics section of the 14th annual Windward Fair.6/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / FEBRUARY 7, 1960
Rising just makai of School Street, the Kalihi Street overpass and two other overpasses going up nearby will carry the Lunalilo Freeway over surface streets and other obstructions, part of a $2.5 million phase of the artery’s construction.7/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / FEBRUARY 19, 1965
Captain Schreiber and His Chimps, a circus act from Germany, is but one of many international attractions coming to Honolulu for the circus that opens in Honolulu Stadium. It’s under the auspices of the Pearl Harbor Stake, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and produced by E.K. Fernandez.
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