Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MAY 8, 1963
Wigwam’s new department store, which is days away from opening, features more than 10,000 pairs of shoes on display as well as about 4,000 pairs of slippers.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / FEBRUARY 14, 1965
Accompanied by a heart-shaped lei in celebration of Valentine’s Day, 16-month-old Sarah Voynow gets in some swimming practice at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel pool.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUGUST 27, 1949
An elaborate luncheon set up at The Royal Hawaiian hotel for 24 guests turned out to be a hoax arranged by two anonymous people.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 11, 1992
Several classes of the Waikiki Yacht Club fleet come into Ala Moana Yacht Harbor ahead of their opening race in the summer regatta.STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 11, 1963
Patrick Lee, 11, shows off a three-tailed lizard he found while playing in his garage. The St. Augustine School sixth grader, a lover of insects and animals, says he will raise the lizard alongside a fish and six baby turtles.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 11, 1992
Aloha Stadium became a classroom for close to 9,000 Oahu sixth grade students attending Hawaii’s first statewide student transition convention, “Moving On Up,” aimed at easing them through the switch from elementary to intermediate school. Frank De Lima was one of the teachers during the daylong event, which in addition to comedy included exhibits, music and group activities.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUGUST 6, 1957
Howard F. Cue, left, aided by Thomas M. Clarke Jr., directs volunteers as they plant palm trees down the middle of Kainui Drive in Kailua. Nearly 250 trees in all will be planted in the medial strip.