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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MARCH 17, 1990
Jared Russell, 3, gets a close-up view of what helped this pot-bellied pig gain her impressive size as she dines at the Honolulu Zoo. Jared was visiting with his classmates from Pali View Baptist Church preschool.2/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MAY 1, 1979
Signs add a touch of whimsy outside a tent where people gather for cocktails in the evening.3/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JUNE 12, 1963
Members of the Ladies of the Kaahumanu Society wear their traditional black holoku, hats and gloves, completing their outfits with yellow lei.4/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUGUST 28, 1956
Graig T. Gilliland, a General Electric representative, demonstrates power tuning in 1957 model television sets to Hawaii dealers during a preview at the Reef hotel.5/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MAY 16, 1958
Checkout counters at Foodland stores, including the original Market City location in Kapahulu, have been ringing up record business during the company’s 10th anniversary sale. Maurice J. Sullivan, Foodland president and general manager, recalls that on opening day in May 1948, shoppers bought everything on the store’s shelves. Foodland had to close its doors several times during that first week to restock.6/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUGUST 31, 1964
Onlookers concentrate just as hard as champion pocket billiards player Jimmy Caras as he demonstrates the jump shot made famous by the film “The Hustler” during exhibitions at Holiday Mart.7/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MAY 28, 1955
Scout John B. Bennett receives the rarely achieved God and Country award from his father, Chaplain Samuel B. Bennett, at Camp Catlin chapel. John Bennett is the only member of Troop 183, sponsored by Fleet Marine Force Pacific, who has fulfilled the lofty requirements to earn the honor.
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