Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JUNE 10, 1960
Carol Lynn Williams, a sophomore from Kaneohe attending the University of California, Davis, has been named a 1960 National Scholarship winner by the Institute of Food Technologies. She measures out a product for tasting in the sensory analysis laboratory of the school’s Department of Food Science and Technology.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / SEPTEMBER 12, 1953
White breakers against the rugged black lava coastline at Koko Head on the road to the blow hole make this scene a favorite for seascape photographers and one of the island’s outstanding scenic drives.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 12, 1963
For 11 Waimanalo families, this temporary wooden foot bridge across the Olohana Stream has been the only way to access their homes since a flash flood last month tore down the bridge on a private road into the area. The city has approved construction of a permanent structure, whose cost will be roughly split between residents and the city.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JULY 8, 1975
Nationally known astrologer Lillian Bono of Makaha pooh-poohed a psychic prediction last month that the south shores of Oahu and Maui would be engulfed by a tidal wave tomorrow. Bono, who writes two columns for the monthly American Astrology magazine, urged people not to panic. She said Penny Sarama, the visiting psychic who had the revelation of a tower of water gushing over island buildings, probably read somewhere that there would be a new moon on the date.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JUNE 1, 1966
Hawaii poster girl Rose Marie Alvaro, with composer Paul Weston, left, and actor John Wayne, is beaming because Weston told her he’s going to dedicate a song, “Island Girl,” to her. Weston’s first Hawaiian song, “The Hasegawa General Store,” is a big hit. Alvaro got together with Weston and Wayne at a recent Hollywood gathering.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MAY 27, 1975
The Alexander Grocery, right, back, doomed to demolition to make way for a high-rise, gets a last hurrah from thousands of students now on the lookout for the rooftop sign that disappeared Saturday night. The sign, along with other store memorabilia, was to go to Punahou School to be used at its annual carnival.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / OCTOBER 4, 1951
Hoes, picks and shovels are the tools of choice for parents, students and friends of students at Aina Haina School who turned out to help with the planting of the school’s new lawn.