Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JULY 3, 1959
Movie star Debbie Reynolds takes a break from her vacation for an interview with local columnist Eddie Sherman.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JULY 23, 1960
Honolulu police cadets have been added to HPD’s force of parking violation officers under the direction of Lt. Arthur Dederick, right. Some of the 16 cadets in training are Warren J. Ferreira, left, Daniel Q.S. Ching, Richard N. Fuji, Albert Keliinui and Albert L.K. Stevens Jr.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JUNE 21, 1960
President Dwight D. Eisenhower greets Hawaii residents with the “Ike wave” after wrapping up visits to Korea as well as a series of other trips that have made him the most traveled president in history.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MAY 4, 1953
On hand to examine a new $13,500 rescue truck to be used by Civil Defense are members of the Oahu Civil Defense agency: Michael G. Mahner, left, chief of rescue services; John A. Burns, OCD administrator; and Honolulu Fire Chief Harold C. Pate.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / NOVEMBER 14, 1953
Jean Charlot, Honolulu artist and professor at the University of Hawaii, recently held some 3,500 children spellbound when he drew a series of sketches as the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra played a movement from Scheherazade.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / OCTOBER 13, 1989
Disney dog Pluto shares a laugh with children from the Kawaiahao Montessori Center at City Hall, where he was on hand to promote Fire Prevention Week.STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 9, 1970
Lani Read rides her tricycle while sister Bonnie pedals her trike-bike, a tricycle that converts to a bicycle and retains the trikelike appearance that allows for safer two-wheel cycling.