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Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past

View historic Hawaii photos “back in the day.”

By Star-Advertiser

Dec. 24, 2023

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STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 5, 1983

The Toys for Tots campaign got a boost from the Street Bikers United annual motorcycle parade, which began at Magic Island and ended at Paki Park. Warren Berrios was among the bikers who gathered cuddly toys to donate to the Marine Corps Reserve for distribution through the Toys for Tots program.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 19, 1983

Student government leaders and other Stevenson Intermediate School students gather in front of the portable classroom they’re campaigning to keep on campus as a space for activities and meetings.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / FEBRUARY 14, 1964

When Cmdr. William T. Shelton goes for a drive in his immaculate 1929 Pierce-Arrow open roadster, he towers over other vehicles on 19-inch spoke wheels. “It kind of gives you a different outlook on the world,” said the 43-year-old naval officer attached to the VR21 Squadron at Barbers Point. Shelton recently purchased the “mint” antique in San Francisco for slightly less than the cost of his modern Oldsmobile station wagon, and said he has already turned down several offers to buy it.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JANUARY 18, 1955

Raymond K.T. Young, 23, shows off the 100-pound, 5-1/2-foot shark he caught while spearfishing a Kuliouou Beach.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUGUST 19, 1987

These mailboxes at Keehi Lagoon appear to have their tongues hanging out on a sunny day as they await mail destined for the people who live aboard private vessels anchored in the lagoon.
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STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 16, 1971

Mayor Frank F. Fasi speaks at the dedication of the Kalikimaka Kila (Christmas Seal) Mall in downtown Honolulu. The mall runs behind the Kukui Health Building from Nuuanu Stream to Kukui Street.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / NOVEMBER 23, 1987

Lydia Iwasaki shows off the miniature room she helped create for the Festival of Trees. She contributed the quilt on the bed and tiny zori — slippers — nearby.
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