Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STARADVERTISER / AUGUST 4, 1951
A group of dancers in traditional Japanese costumes from the Waipahu mission was one of several that performed at the bon festival last night in Ala Moana Park. The three-day festival is sponsored by Hawaii AJA veterans organizations. Notice the beautifully decorated temple around which the dancers paraded.2/7
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STARADVERTISER / FEB. 5, 1981
Chiyoe Oyeda demonstrates how laundry was washed in the old days at the Grove Farm wash house on Kauai.3/7
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STARADVERTISER / OCTOBER 10, 1962
Air Force Sgt. Canario Hinton, who was born in Wailuku and lived in Hilo for 18 years, shows off his family of 10 children. Starting from youngest to oldest are Agnes, 2, right; Michael, 3; Kimo, 5; Roy, 7; Rita, 8; Harold, 9; Frank, 11; Peggy Louise, 12; Canario, 14; and Leslie, 19; along with Hinton’s wife, Agnes, and Hinton.4/7
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STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 26, 1960
From the roof of First National Bank’s present building, bank President Carl E. Hanson surveys the hole where the foundation and basement of the bank’s new building is taking shape in downtown Honolulu.5/7
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STARADVERTISER / MARCH 8, 1971
John Takei drives a city bus sporting an aloha shirt, a welcome change from the uniforms drivers had to wear for Honolulu Rapid Transit. As the HRT strike went into its ninth week, Teamsters boarded 35 turquoise-and-orange Mass Transit Lines Inc. buses to service routes throughout the city. The buses were purchased from Dallas by Mayor Frank F. Fasi amid the HRT impasse. In addition to the relaxed dress code, the newly acquired buses are air-conditioned, and drivers no longer have to handle money, with exact change — 25 cents for adults — required for the new buses’ fare boxes.6/7
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STARADVERTISER / JUNE 18, 1955
Explorer Scouts Ronald Ongie, left, Howard Nonaka and Asato Komata built a grass shelter during the 14th annual Makahiki at Honolulu Stadium. The Scouts are members of Post 167, sponsored by the Hawaiian Pineapple Co. of Wahiawa.7/7
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STARADVERTISER / APRIL 12, 1978
An old cannon outside Bishop Museum makes a nice bench for these youngsters to munch on popcorn and talk story.
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