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Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past

By Star-Advertiser

July 14, 2024

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STARADVERTISER / MAY 16, 1978

Jimmy Wong and his wife, Emily, perform a party hula during a gathering of old-time entertainers, surfers, beach boys and “boat day” musicians on the Elks Club lanai in Waikiki. Wong, 74, is a retired detective who also worked as a beach boy. The Wednesday get-togethers raise money for the Elks’ project of assisting physically disabled children.
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STARADVERTISER / AUGUST 24, 1972

Dana Bolton, left, and Henry Pelekai show off the logo that will be sealed in resin on one of their Mystic Surfboards, as John Awong, rear, looks on. Awong and Pelekai are partners in the Waianae surfboard business, which began in a shack in Maili three years ago and now has six full-time employees and produces about 40 surfboards a month.
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STARADVERTISER / OCTOBER 17, 1983

Velma P. Kekipi shows off her creation “Papale Makamae o Tutu,” or “Tutu’s most precious hat,” on the grounds of Kawaiaha‘o Church. The huge head cover, which won two awards in this year’s Kamehameha Day parade, is 10 feet in diameter and 4 feet across at the crown.
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STARADVERTISER / MAY 1, 1976

Hawaii residents Kurt and Myki Hanna are “born again” Christians and newlyweds who posted a sign on the back window of their van and spent eight months driving 20,000 miles through 48 states telling more than 200,000 people about their love of God and Jesus Christ.
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STARADVERTISER / JULY 27, 1989

Makaha Farm tour guide Gigi Cocquio, left, leads a group of Japanese visitors and residents in a game of follow the leader in a Quonset hut at the alternative tourism destination, where guests take part in activities that offer lessons on Hawaiian culture and values.
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STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 11, 1984

It’s a dirty job, but Gene Leckner and Pono Blomgren don’t mind one perk that comes with being a chimney sweep on Oahu. Every now and then they’ll get a hug or a kiss from a strange woman, a tradition that began with “Mary Poppins” in which to hug or kiss a chimney sweep brings good luck.
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STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 8, 1964

St. Francis Hospital nurse Eunice Irinaka fills a plastic disposable nurser with formula for a baby’s feeding. All the components are pre-sterilized.
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