Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUGUST 11, 1975
Dr. Yasuo Takenaka of Bio-Medical Laboratories shows part of the automatic medical testing system that is capable of dramatically lowering the cost of lab tests for doctors and patients alike. The computerized system is now available to physicians statewide.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / OCTOBER 16, 1990
Marine base YMCA director Carole Pajari, right, rushes for cover as Beverly Grosecose takes a shot at a dragon-shaped pinata named Saddam. Grosecose and other members of the “Waiting Wives” club meet at the YMCA to vent their fears for their spouses in the Persian Gulf.STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 21, 1979
Melveen Leed’s “Pau Hana Years Christmas Special,” a Christmas Eve gift to the families of Hawaii airing on KHET channels 4, 10 and 11, brings together all generations — from Melveen’s own children to the senior members of the Kaumakapili Church choir.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUGUST 29, 1963
Clayton Carvalho, 16, of Maui won the grand championship with his dairy heifer in the annual state 4-H livestock show at Honolulu Stadium. Maui and Molokai entries claimed three top awards at the show.STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 10, 1979
Karen Couter gets a congratulatory lift after crossing the Honolulu Marathon finish line in 3:34:48.3, good for first in the 12-and-under category.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MAY 6, 1959
Addison Ching, 13, is possibly the youngest Boy Scout to earn a ham radio operator’s license. The Kalakaua Intermediate School eighth grader also received an emergency service ham operator’s award from the Boy Scouts.STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 25, 1969
Eleven-month-old Michelle Bahouth takes to the pool at the Elks Club in her Santa Claus finest. Michelle, the daughter of club manager Nick Bahouth, is a student of swimming teacher Mary Ann Sears, whose classes include students as young as 3 months old.