Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUGUST 18, 1976
Baron Julius von Uhl trains tigers and lions and is currently cracking his whip with the International 3-Ring Circus, which is performing at Blaisdell Center. “I’m one of the few trainers uncivilized enough to share a wild animal’s ESP,” he says.2/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUGUST 1, 1988
The Kapiolani Park Bandstand hosts numerous concerts, but one that has been held annually for the past 18 years features keiki and the ukulele. Members of Roy Sakuma’s 300-piece children’s band played at the bandstand during the ukulele festival sponsored by the city Department of Parks and Recreation.3/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / FEBRUARY 26, 1982
Four hundred eight McKinley High School students sat on each other for 2 minutes, 3.43 seconds to set an Oahu record for lap-sitting. Participant Deborah Nishimura explained that McKinley held the event as part of its Crazy Week to challenge other high schools in the state.4/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUGUST 28, 1972
Maui’s Jesse Kuhaulua, known as Takamiyama, made a triumphant return to the islands after becoming the only non-Japanese athlete to win a major sumo tournament in Japan. Gov. John A. Burns was on hand to congratulate the 28-year-old sumotori as he made a stop at the state Capitol.5/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / NOVEMBER 1, 1990
Amy Yagami dressed as a table, with Dr. Joyce Hagin as her customer, for a Halloween party at Restaurant Row.6/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JULY 4, 1959
Hawaii residents Barbara Morgan, left, of Hilo and Patsy Nakagawa, center, of Holualoa joined Sita Nichols of Sacramento, Calif., to prepare for the Senior Girl Scout Roundup near Colorado Springs, Colo. Girl Scouts cooked 5,000 broiler-fryer chickens to feed 10,000 Scouts, guides and staffers at the barbecue.7/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / OCTOBER 15, 1981
Mayor Eileen Anderson gets a visit from Count Dracula, aka Jeff Reiss, who stopped by her office to help announce this year’s March of Dimes Haunted House at the Royal Hawaiian Center.
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