Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / FEBRUARY 26, 1985
Tin Tin Chop Suey, one of the busiest late-night noodle shops in downtown Honolulu, has closed its doors — a victim of the Pauahi Urban Renewal Project cleanup effort.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / OCTOBER 6, 1960
Jimmy Leo, 3, sports a pair of Silly Specs at Kuhio Beach. The honest-to-goodness sunglasses are all the rage these days despite being a mite big.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUGUST 7, 1960
Crowds swarm around Vice President Richard Nixon as he makes his way from the airport through downtown Honolulu.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / NOVEMBER 3, 1966
Choi Yong sells his last manapua as another customer gets ready to devour her purchase.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 10, 1960
Japanese rock ’n’ roller Masaagi Hirao was greeted by members of his enthusiastic fan club as he arrived from Tokyo for a Honolulu engagement. The club members chartered a bus for Hirao, who will play in a Show of Stars at the Civic Auditorium.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MAY 12, 1955
Four new Westinghouse electric appliances manufactured this spring have been introduced to isle dealers and their staffs and will be available shortly throughout Hawaii. Robert J. Moore, left, Westinghouse district manager of major appliances, and H.C. Fletcher, appliance sales manager of the Hawaiian Electric Supply Co., the territorial distributor of Westinghouse appliances, unveiled the new machines.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / SEPTEMBER 28, 1968
Mrs. Harold Kim of 1316 Matlock Ave. checks washing on her lanai within feet of the new Lunalilo Freeway section. The Kim family is moving to Hawaii Kai in an attempt to escape the all-night traffic noise.