Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 10, 1961
The spell of the miniature electric train is alive and well at Sears Roebuck & Co., where a working model draws shoppers to stop and take a look.STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 15, 1971
Fourth graders at Liliuokalani Elementary School take on the tasty task of preparing poi from Poi Factory.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / FEBRUARY 13, 1963
Easy Appliance Co. has moved into larger quarters in the Halawa Shopping Center to better serve the Leeward gateway communities as well as families living near Pearl Harbor and Hickam Air Force Base. Shown is a portion of the store’s furniture department.STARADVERTISER / MARCH 10, 1950
Aloha Stamp sales manager Edward Brennan and owner Randolph Crossley display the tools of their savings-stamp trade. Savings stamps, which come in small denominations, are purchased and collected in a book which can then be used to purchase larger-value savings bonds.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / SEPTEMBER 8, 1966
Plush upholstery, carpeted floors and a blend of old English and contemporary decor give the new Byron II Steak House at Ala Moana Center a warm atmosphere.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MAY 26, 1987
When it comes to negotiating the crowds in Waikiki, it helps to have a bicycle that can steer from both the front and back. This rider shows off such a machine at the Kuhio Wall: The bike steers like a regular two-wheeler, but for those tight spots, the rear wheel swivels independently with a twist of the hips.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / FEBRUARY 20, 1967
At the Bank of Hawaii Data Processing Center, a sorting machine processes 1,200 checks a minute: It reads information printed in magnetic ink, transmits the data to another room and separates different kinds of checks. Shift supervisor Kazuko Tokunaga shows how the checks are stacked.