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Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past

View historic Hawaii photos “back in the day.”

By Star-Advertiser

March 2, 2025

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STARADVERTISER / APRIL 14, 1959

Gordon Botelho, left, Charles Bell and Waynauld Ernestberg, three members of the auto shop class at the Kamehameha School for Boys, inspect the workings of a hydraulic brake system.
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STARADVERTISER / FEB. 22, 1977

Veteran, quality-conscious workers have made DeLite cakes a success, according to Mitsuru Herbert Matsuba, right, proprietor of Dee Lite Bakery in Kalihi.
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STARADVERTISER / FEB. 25, 1967

Aspiring pilots take turns at the controls of an F-9 Crusader from Marine All-Weather Fighter Squadron 212 on display at the Kaneohe Bay Marine base.
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STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 22, 1959

The girls of Lois Thom’s sixth grade class for gifted children at Maemae School in Nuuanu giggled, squealed and moaned whenever anyone missed or even slightly connected with the candy-filled pinata that was the highlight of their Mexican Christmas party.
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STARADVERTISER / SEPTEMBER 1, 1977

The old Wailua jail on Kauai, more popularly called the “Wailua Hilton,” is being replaced with what modern-day penologists call an “intake service center/community correction center facility.” The old structure might be moved to the Paradise Pacifica entertainment complex along the Wailua River, complete with barred cells, windows and doors, to serve as a tourist attraction.
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STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 30, 1990

Honda Delicatessen in Liliha closes its doors tomorrow after 50 years of serving okazu, or Japanese mixed plates. Co-owner Janet Anderson asked that no fuss be made. “We’re not fl amboyant people,” she said. “We opened without fanfare 50 years ago, and we’d like to go out the same way.” Anderson said she and fellow owner George Honda are retiring.
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STARADVERTISER / MAY 16, 1988

Tomaso Cohen shows workers at Bravo’s that his pizza-spinning act is definitely prime time. This one eventually measured 3 feet across.
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