Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / OCTOBER 7, 1954
Royal Australian Air Force technicians and an Australian meteorologist have been tasked with transferring highly sensitive radar and other equipment for Murryair operations during “Project Shower” on Oahu and the Big Island. Working with the machinery are flight Lt. J.C. Sandercock, left, warrant officers A.A. Tap and J.A. Tait, and meteorologist Sean Twomey.2/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 10, 1960
Participants in a model legislature celebrate Eric Shinseki’s appointment as boy governor. Shinseki is held aloft by supporters as Senate President Lloyd Miyashiro, left, and House Speaker Jean Izuno, right, look on. The elections were held at a pre-legislative session at the Nuuanu YMCA.3/7
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STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 14, 1988
A whale made of concrete easily supports Adam Aronson and his father, Elan Vital, the artists behind the sculpture at Kahului’s fairgrounds.4/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JULY 11, 1964
The princesses of the islands taking part in today’s Kamehameha Day parade are Louise John of the Big Island, left, Terri Tremaine Fase of Maui, Maipela Wong of Oahu, Leilani Kanoho of Kauai, Harrilynn Hall of Molokai, Beverly Stevens of Lanai and Yolanda Fernandez of Niihau.5/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MAY 30, 1977
Two men with air guns take aim at targets during a session at the Hawaii Airgunnery indoor range.6/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / NOVEMBER 12, 1954
Clark Gable, the king of Hollywood’s leading actors, receives a lei from Pan American Airways stewardess Libby Aldrich as he arrives in Honolulu en route to filming a movie in Hong Kong.7/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JULY 22, 1954
Swirling patterns of the traditional bon dance are seen in Honolulu during the first dance of the season at Hongwanji Mission on Fort Street.
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