Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / SEPTEMBER 7, 1967
Teacher Shareen Strahl and her eighth grade students at the new Nanakuli Intermediate and High School share a joke on the first day of classes for public schools across the state.2/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 10, 1986
Aiea Intermediate seventh graders Mark Inouye and Thomas Lee tested laundry detergent, sugar, flour, powdered chocolate, baking soda and salt as flame retardants as part of their science fair submission.3/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / SEPTEMBER 3, 1961
Hall Street used to feature a collection of small stores in an aging residential neighborhood. The 75-acre Kukui Gardens moderate-income housing project has been built to rejuvenate the downtown area.4/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JULY 11, 1983
Wildlife inspector Janet Hammer looks over items confiscated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, including a leopard skin and a musical instrument made from a turtle shell.5/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / FEBRUARY 16, 1979
Rick Laney, left, and Dan Metcalf operate a 30-foot model of a full-size outrigger canoe proposed as an interisland ferry.6/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JULY 14, 1970
The massive Theo H. Davies & Co. building, which took up an entire downtown block, has been leveled to make way for the 22-story Davies Pacifi c Center. Until construction begins, Alakea Street pedestrians can see the Amfac building, left, Alexander & Baldwin’s headquarters, Castle & Cooke’s home atop the Financial Plaza of the Pacific and the First Hawaiian Bank building.7/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JULY 27, 1988
Plumeria flowers have been painted at major intersections in Waikiki to indicate that pedestrians can cross any way they choose. The work is part of a Kalakaua Avenue beautification project ending soon.
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