Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / SEPTEMBER 1, 1947
Payday and the long Labor Day weekend accounted for a larger-than-normal crowd in the lobby of Bank of Hawaii’s downtown Honolulu building.STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 28, 1965
Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen, holding pals Mortimer Snerd and Charlie McCarthy, is visiting Hawaii for New Year’s with his wife and 4-year-old son. Comedian and accordionist Oliver Pacini, joining the family at left, will accompany Bergen to Vietnam in the new year.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / FEBRUARY 20, 1963
Three elephants stroll down Ala Moana Boulevard from Pier 2 to Honolulu Stadium as preparations continue for the E.K. Fernandez circus.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / OCTOBER 13, 1955
J.L. Humpert stands with his modified Beechcraft, which he hopes will cruise at a minimum 225 miles per hour, about 40 mph faster than the average Beechcraft.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / SEPTEMBER 9, 1985
Workers sort nuts at Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Processing Co.’s factory in Keaau. Foreign nuts occasionally get mixed in with local nuts, but company officials insist the standard of quality is the same for both.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / OCTOBER 30, 1982
The cat’s meow is what these Mother Rice Preschool treat-or-treaters — or kiddie cats — were offering in Moiliili yesterday as teacher’s aide Dora Yanagawa led them to local businesses for Halloween candy. As many as 200 preschoolers took their candy bags in search of treats.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 25, 1982
Kids and teenagers are packing portable AM-FM/cassette stereos, prompting Honolulu FM radio stations to compete for these young listeners.