Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 9, 1958
A little bit of Paris has been brought to Honolulu with the opening of the new Parisian showrooms at Universal Motor Co. The colorful sales center has been designed for the display of French-made Renault automobiles, including the popular Dauphine model.2/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JANUARY 14, 1981
At certain hours, such as 4:30 p.m. on a Tuesday, it seems as though everyone is traveling on the freeway.3/7
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STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 20, 1978
The second annual Boyd’s Budweiser Hawaiian Snowman (or Snowperson) Building contest eventually ended up in the gutter as all the snow turned to slush. Before it did, 12 teams paid $40 to build a snowperson in the Trade Center Mall downtown; first place went to Free Design and its snowwoman design.4/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / OCTOBER 3, 1962
Ismael Campos gives William Barbee of Kaneohe a shoe shine at a new stand at Ala Moana Center.5/7
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STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 15, 1963
Matson’s flagship vessel, the SS Lurline (formerly named the Matsonia), is framed by a hula dancer’s lei as it arrives off Waikiki.6/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 28, 1966
Lei sellers at Honolulu Airport are prepared for a special pre-Lei Day sale, featuring prices starting at 50 cents per lei. The sale is a gesture of appreciation to the many people who patronize the lei stands at the airport year-round.7/7
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STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 31, 1981
Charles Mokuohai is one of the few men today who make their living building Hawaiian outrigger canoes. He uses the latest in modern implements to carve the vessels that once were products of stone adzes and intricate rituals. Here he uses a gouger to dig out the canoe’s interior.
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