Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 22, 1967
Jeanette Joan-Bridget Corpuz, left, Heather Ruponte Smith and Gloria Paet, who are vying for the title of Fiesta Filipina queen, relax during a reception at the Philippine Consulate.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MAY 5, 1986
National Marine Fisheries biologist William G. Gilmartin readies two female Hawaiian monk seals for a flight to Kure Atoll.STARADVERTISER / MARCH 7, 1985
Supporters of the humuhumunukunukuapuaa are congratulated at the state Capitol after the House of Representatives approved and sent to the Senate a bill designating it as the official state fish.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JULY 7, 1951
G. Fukunaga beats the large drum that helps set the pace during the traditional bon odori, or bon dance, during an event at Punahou and Beretania streets sponsored by the Hawaii Shinshu Kyokai mission.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JANUARY 15, 1958
Roger Harris, 12, of Kailua demonstrates a new type of watercraft called the catapon in Kaneohe Bay.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JULY 23, 1959
Lawrence Teixeria works on his vintage Ford Model T touring car at Winam Auto Service.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MAY 27, 1975
The Ala Wai Canal, which bristles with the activity of racing outrigger canoes, boating enthusiasts and crab fishermen during most of the day, is a dismal sight at low tide, which reveals junk and debris buried in the tons of silt from Oahu’s uplands. The state Legislature has appropriated funds for the dredging of the drainage canal.