Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JULY 31, 1967
Kathey Kennedy of Manhattan, Kan., left, and Shirley Bonney of Leawood, Kan., enjoy the suds after an unknown prankster poured detergent into the Waikiki Business Plaza fountain.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / OCTOBER 23, 1981
Ichiro Hayashi managed to down 100 yards of spaghetti in 12 minutes, 34 seconds, good for slowest eater in the contest sponsored by Shakey’s Pizza.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MAY 5, 1955
New officers were named for the Oahu Future Homemakers of America during a meeting at the Queen Liliuokalani Building: Marilyn Haycock, left, Mae Kishimoto, Priscilla Crisostomo, Eleanor Domingo, Carol Tanabe, Jane Kawakami and Jean Goya. Domingo will serve as Oahu president, and Crisostomo has been named vice president.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MAY 30, 1956
KULA-TV producer Wright Esser will guide budding writers, actors and technicians in the mysteries of television in a University of Hawaii evening workshop.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 22, 1962
Entertainer Bob Crosby, center, is revealed as the American Cancer Society’s “Knight of Hope” by Akira Amakawa, who correctly guessed Crosby’s identity. Actor Laurel Goodwin of “Girls! Girls! Girls!” helped with the unveiling during a ceremony at Ala Moana Center.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / OCTOBER 13, 1988
Charles Colotario brings a jet in for a landing on the deck of his scale-model aircraft carrier, powered by a car battery, at the pond in Ala Moana Regional Park.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / SEPTEMBER 5, 1969
A woman on the way home from the market pauses for a chat while her husband waits patiently with their purchases.