Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STARADVERTISER / JULY 29, 1965
A black coral “tree,” 310 pounds and about 10 feet tall, is admired by Jack Teves, a city-county lineman from Kaneohe who found it while diving off Molokai during his vacation.2/7
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STARADVERTISER / FEB. 23, 1981
John Hashimoto, left, 11, and Scott Yamamoto, 10, try to stay afloat on a piece of driftwood at Sand Island State Recreation Area.3/7
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STARADVERTISER / NOVEMBER 4, 1980
Dr. Calvin Lum, Honolulu Zoo veterinarian; Gary Moniz, the zoo’s mammal curator; and David and Wayne Rawlins of Molokai Ranch Wildlife Park load a female eland onto a pickup truck at the park. Two of the hoofed African animals were rounded up and destined for new surroundings at the zoo in Waikiki.4/7
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STARADVERTISER / JUNE 15, 1979
Holsom-Orowheat Bakeries has installed $1.3 million worth of new equipment and facilities in its Aiea plant, where whole-grain breads and Holsum products are produced.5/7
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STARADVERTISER / JANUARY 2, 1985
Harry’s Music Store is the place to find guitar strings, repair a dented flute, replace a synthesizer chip, order an obscure Hawaiian recording, learn what’s flipping out the teen market or take a clinic in drumming techniques.6/7
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STARADVERTISER / MAY 9, 1970
Mayor Frank F. Fasi went down but bounced right back up during last night’s benefit basketball game between Fasi’s Fireballs and the Saint Louis School faculty God Squad at the Honolulu International Center. The faculty team defeated the City Hall aggregation 39-37 in double overtime. Proceeds of the game went to the Saint Louis School scholarship fund.7/7
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STARADVERTISER / SEPTEMBER 4, 1969
Rosemarie Alvaro, left, poster girl for the Honolulu Visitors Bureau, was greeted by Miss Alaska Gwen Gregg upon Alvaro’s arrival at Anchorage Airport in Alaska.
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Kekahuna appears in court charged with 2nd degree attempted murder and assault
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