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Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past

By Star-Advertiser

July 9, 2023

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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / FEBRUARY 2, 1962

Ski addicts in Waikiki try out the vehicle they will use to drive into the wilds of Mauna Kea Volcano in pursuit of a skiing expedition.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JUNE 17, 1965

It’s rodeo time again on Maui, with this year’s event taking place in Makawao and featuring three crowd-pleasing competitions — a wild cow race, a greased-pig chase and a cowboy free-for-all — in addition to regular rodeo activities. James Dowsett of Kamuela shows a calf who’s boss at last year’s rodeo.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JANUARY 7, 1990

A fan of the NASA shuttle Columbia has turned their mailbox along Kalanianaole Highway into a replica of the spaceship.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MARCH 13, 1983

Janani Johnson, a 20-month-old wonder of the paintbrush, creates a colorful masterpiece at the Youth Art Festival at Manoa Marketplace.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUGUST 27, 1947

Jay A. Quealy Jr., right, vice president of the Honolulu Junior Chamber of Commerce, presents a 49-star American flag to George H. McLane, director of the Washington statehood office, before McLane leaves Hawaii for the mainland.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / SEPTEMBER 10, 1961

The Carvalho family sits on the floor after most of their living room furniture was sold. Sarah Carvalho’s husband, Sgt. First Class Manuel C. Carvalho, a 14-year Army career man, left Oahu a month ago on a three-year tour of foreign duty, she said. Mrs. Carvalho and her eight children had planned to join him in West Germany, but the government announced that as of Oct. 9 it would not send dependents of military and Defense Department personnel to Europe. She said it would cost more than $2,500 in commercial airfare for her and her sizable family, and she cannot afford it.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUGUST 26, 1960

Famed conductor Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic visited Hawaii for a two-night appearance at the Waikiki Shell and a brief stint on Maui, during which he celebrated his 42nd birthday. Bernstein showed off his water ski skills in Lahaina.
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