Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
1/7
Swipe or click to see more
STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / FEBRUARY 15, 1980
Honolulu Community College students race down Kapalama Canal on rafts made of recycled junk, giving new meaning to the terms “flotsam” and “jetsam.” The race is part of HCC’s participation in National Vocational Education Week, which also includes exhibits, lectures and films.2/7
Swipe or click to see more
STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / NOVEMBER 30, 1957
This strange sight along Salt Lake Boulevard is really a telescope trained on the sky for International Geophysical Year observations. It has a special moon camera which will photograph the moon together with stars for the first time. The building is part of a world station established near Pearl Harbor by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.3/7
Swipe or click to see more
STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / OCTOBER 12, 1959
The first passenger train to operate in Hawaii in more than a decade was christened Pegasus by Scott Banning, 10, then chugged in Disneyland fashion for 155 feet. Scott’s father, James L. Banning, built the 1-inch-scale model train and held an initial run in the backyard of his Dowsett Highlands home.4/7
Swipe or click to see more
STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / SEPTEMBER 3, 1936
The Ka Lae a Manu heiau in Wailua, Kauai, is one of the few restored heiau in Hawaii. Lono Kelekoma, a descendant of retainers of King Kaumuali‘i, stands in front of the grass house in which the heiau’s kahuna lived. Kelekoma helped to restore the heiau with the Kauai Historical Society.5/7
Swipe or click to see more
STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / NOVEMBER 22, 1971
Dunes nightclub on Nimitz Highway has not closed down completely, as has been reported, but is temporarily shuttered for remodeling, according to owner Jack Cione. Cione said the club had earlier closed down after being described as “off-limits” by the Hawaii Armed Forces Disciplinary Control Board to the more than 50,000 service members stationed in the isles.6/7
Swipe or click to see more
STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 29, 1992
The year’s first big south-shore swell had surfers waxing up their boards and riding the thunderous tubes at Ala Moana Bowls. Larry McGuire showers off after his session using a short hose in the yacht harbor parking lot.7/7
Swipe or click to see more
STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / OCTOBER 16, 1971
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstrate their exciting high-speed precision at Hickam Harbor as they warm up for three Aloha Week performances over the weekend. The pilots fly wheels-down in their Phantoms while making a low, slow pass.
Israel pounds southern Lebanon, Beirut outskirts
Kalani High School launches new Coast Guard JROTC program
Volcano in Iceland erupts for 10th time in 3 years
Russia hits Ukraine with ICBM
Kekahuna appears in court charged with 2nd degree attempted murder and assault
Hotel guests admire holiday sand sculptures at the Sheraton Waikiki
Powerful storm hits the U.S. Pacific Northwest and western Canada
Funeral of former One Direction singer Liam Payne held near London
Honolulu police officers recognized during promotion ceremony
Subscriber Favorites
Honolulu City Council’s empty-homes tax measure advances
UH Board of Regents upholds surprise firing of athletic director
Jury: MMA star McGregor assaulted woman in 2018
Wahine volleyball team feels like a much different team opening conference play
Trump’s education secretary pick named in sexual abuse lawsuit
More Photo Galleries
Israel pounds southern Lebanon, Beirut outskirts
Kalani High School launches new Coast Guard JROTC program
Volcano in Iceland erupts for 10th time in 3 years
Russia hits Ukraine with ICBM
Kekahuna appears in court charged with 2nd degree attempted murder and assault
