Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STARADVERTISER / APRIL 17, 1974
The school year is in the homestretch for Hawaii’s schoolchildren, and this is the time that gives school bus drivers the most grief. Many of the young passengers feel the school won’t take action for their unruly behavior with only days of classes remaining, says bus driver Carol Loretero. The offenses include vandalism, gambling, smoking and one of her biggest safety concerns: students riding with their arms and heads sticking out of the windows.2/7
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STARADVERTISER / JAN. 30, 1962
A couple sit in the House of Happy Talk bar in Kauai’s Hanalei Plantation Hotel. The restaurant’s name comes from the 1958 movie “South Pacific,” which was filmed in Hanalei. The hotel is one of four neighbor island hotels in the Island Holidays chain.3/7
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STARADVERTISER / JUNE 30, 1964
U.S. Rep. Thomas P. Gill of Hawaii and his family prepare their camping gear at home in Washington before heading across the country by car on their way to Honolulu, where Gill will begin his campaign.4/7
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STARADVERTISER / MAY 27, 1974
With memorable Memorial Day weekend weather, a family enjoyed an unobstructed view of Mokolii islet — also known as Chinaman’s Hat — from the picnic site at Kualoa Regional Park.5/7
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STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 11, 1954
The Hawaiian ukeke, which uses the teeth as a sounding board for the string instrument, is demonstrated by Mary Kawena Pukui, associate in Hawaiian culture at the Bishop Museum. The ukeke will be one of the many ancient island musical instruments that will be displayed in the lobby of the auditorium during a pair of Honolulu Symphony Orchestra concerts dedicated to the museum.6/7
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STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 11, 1959
Marine Capt. R.F. Kibbee, left, and Maj. L.C. Ritter assist James McLucas, chief trapper for the Montana State Fish and Game Division, as they load one of 39 North American pronghorn antelope that were shipped from Montana to Oahu and transported to Lanai aboard a Marine R-4D aircraft. They were released at the Mahana slopes of Lanai, where they will be hunted when the herd reaches a suffi cient size in at least fi ve years, said J. Richard Woodworth, chief of the state Game Division.7/7
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STARADVERTISER / JANUARY 12, 1960
Fred Louie of Pacific Marine and Supply inspects an anchor on a barge at Pier 14 that was plucked off the bottom of Honolulu Harbor by the freighter Hawaiian Traveler. When the Hawaiian Traveler pulled up its anchor, this one came up with it. Louie thinks it could be from a barge that lost an anchor about 2-1/2 years ago. Mariners agree that it’s a kedge anchor, a type that has been in use for the past 250 years.
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