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Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past

By Star-Advertiser

Aug. 28, 2022

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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / NOVEMBER 20, 1972

A student at Kaahumanu Elementary School tutors a classmate with cards from a stacked index, a reading tool that is part of the Hawaii English Program. Kaahumanu is among half of the public elementary schools in the state using the program.
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STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 12, 1964

Adult and student cafeteria helpers work together on the serving line at Kalakaua Intermediate School. Cafeteria duty for students includes food preparation and serving but not cooking.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / NOVEMBER 29, 1973

A rickshaw offers one mode of public transportation that can pedal right past the gas pumps. Harry Rios of Tropical Rickshaw gives Karen Ince a ride past Waikiki service station employee Ron Roy.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MARCH 27, 1954

The Holokai troupe of hula dancers joined the entertainment in Iolani Palace’s Throne Room during commemorations marking the 83rd anniversary of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole’s birth.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 18, 1979

Working on a farm and lifting weights helps Rosemary Calio prepare for her physically demanding job. Her judo training also makes hefting bags of refuse easier.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JULY 18, 1986

With cymbals clanging and reflections of colorful lanterns dancing on the waters of Honolulu Harbor, the fishing boat Likelike briefly went out to sea with a cargo of Buddhist icons as part of obon services by Jodo Mission of Hawaii. The traditional way to dispose of religious items that belonged to Buddhists who have died in the past year is to bury them at sea.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUGUST 19, 1961

A large American President Lines flag will fly from La Ronde restaurant atop the new Ala Moana office building whenever APL vessels are in port. Holding the 6-by-12-foot flag are Fred Stone, APL passenger manager; La Ronde owner Al Batz; and APL Hawaii manager Arthur A. Chase.
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