Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 30, 1987
Junzo, left, and Richard Matsu plan to offer more Asian specialty products at lower prices at their new Marukai Wholesale Mart, Hawaii’s first such discount store.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / NOVEMBER 21, 1986
A bizarre window drawing on the old Kress building fails to spook passersby on Fort Street Mall. The creepy artwork was left over from a haunted house constructed inside the building for Halloween.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JULY 7, 1969
Duke Kahanamoku, the only contemporary figure in the Hawaiian Wax Museum, seems real enough to shake hands with.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JUNE 24, 1972
Three young giraffe from Honolulu Zoo encounter a lofty dilemma as they are crated for shipment to the Lion Country Safari in Illinois. The animals are being traded for a pair of white rhinos.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / FEBRUARY 22, 1991
Former University of Hawaii quarterback Garrett Gabriel makes an end run through the aisles of the Safeway store on Beretania Street in a “Grocery Grab” benefiting Easter Seals of Hawaii. The food he gathered will go to Easter Seals group homes.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 24, 1982
The Rev. Claude DuTeil, founder of the Institute for Human Services, admires the new altar that graces the Waikiki Episcopal Chapel in the Reef Towers Hotel.