Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUGUST 22, 1975
A six-story addition being built for the University of Hawaii’s Hamilton Library will house the Hawaii- Pacific collection, government documents, the science and technology collection and other documents. The addition will double the size of the Manoa campus’ library and be able to hold 800,000 more volumes and 2,200 more students.2/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JANUARY 29, 1957
Filomeno Patacsil, a fisherman who lives on an island off Sand Island, rides an 800-pound tiger shark that he and five other men subdued and tied up after it got caught in Patacsil’s net.3/7
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STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 12, 1946
Robert Nakamura and Walter W. Inove of Inove’s painting and contracting firm study specifications before entering their bid on the contract to repaint the throne room at Iolani Palace.4/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MAY 11, 1990
Little Bruno Hernandez, 4, is the darling and delight of the Love Notes family show at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. The tyke (better known now as Bruno Mars) has a hair-sprayed pompadour and a pout comparable to Elvis Presley’s.5/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MAY 6, 1978
Save-the-whale demonstrators and well-wishers alike came out to greet Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda at the Japanese Consulate in Honolulu.6/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUGUST 28, 1990
Florence Ching, a native of Kakaako and proprietor of K.T. Ching Store on Queen Street, remembers the old days when people could leave their doors open and not worry about thefts.7/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / NOVEMBER 17, 1965
Passengers board the Amphicar, a land-and seagoing convertible being imported from Dusseldorf, Germany, for distribution in the islands by Gene Trombetta for $2,888.50, plus freight and tax.
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