Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUGUST 12, 1977
Talking chief V. Maluia speaks to villagers of gifts of money brought by visitors for the chiefs.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / OCTOBER 27, 1981
Western Airlines ticket agent Iris Nakasato is dwarfed by “Big Max,” a 317-pound pumpkin grown in Petaluma, Calif., that is on display this week at GEM stores around Oahu after placing third in a recent world pumpkin competition.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JULY 21, 1956
Ronnie Enos, left, and Maxwell Kaniho learn the art of conch shell blowing at the Ala Wai Clubhouse.STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 15, 1982
Members of the Filipiniana Dance Co. offer a demonstration of the traditional bamboo dance called “tinik ling” at Kailua Library’s “December Celebrations” event, which also featured Japanese and Jewish holiday performances.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / OCTOBER 4, 1987
Tim Correa prepares to fly his scale Piper Cub radio-controlled plane in a park at Kailua’s Kawainui Marsh.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JANUARY 21, 1977
Earline Schiltz visits the airport to present Morris the cat with a lei made with plumeria from her yard.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 28, 1991
Jessica Tang practices creating soap bubbles with a plastic six-pack holder during the “Wild About Kids” event at the Honolulu Zoo, sponsored by the Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children.