Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JUNE 14, 1946
The community center at the Manoa War Homes, a recently dedicated federal housing project, is busy day and night with activities. The Royal Hawaiian Band gives a concert as residents gather around.2/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / SEPTEMBER 29, 1960
Mary Jane Geddis, Lanai Community Hospital nurse-administrator, gives the key to a new ambulance to Norman Endo, a driver and laboratory technician.3/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MARCH 10, 1992
Hazel Hiraoka, daughter of Eiko Hamura, runs the Hamura Saimin Stand in Lihue with her husband.4/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JULY 28, 1986
A race official gives a starting time to “Tubby,” the driver of this immaculate 1939 Ford participating in the fourth annual Great Hawaiian Road Rally at the campus of Kapiolani Community College.5/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / NOVEMBER 7, 1988
Phil Estermann, spokesman for the Save Sandy Beach Initiative Coalition, stands at the Halona Blowhole Lookout near Sandy Beach, which he visited 18 months ago to see whether Kaiser Development Co.’s housing project would disrupt the area’s coastal vistas.6/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / OCTOBER 15, 1963
Ron Engwall is manager of the new Thrifty Drug Store in the Hawaii Kai Shopping Center. Engwall, who previously worked at the Thrifty outlet at Kamehameha Shopping Center, had his own business in Chicago before coming to Hawaii to join the company headed by Sidney S. Kosasa.7/7
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STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 3, 1969
Helen Gilbert and Ken Bushnell work beneath fluorescent bulbs they installed for a new show at the Contemporary Arts Center. In “Tilt,” colors are reflected by plastic sheets on the walls and floor.
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School pantry program helps keep keiki fed during summer
Gov. Josh Green signs bills into law at Hawaii State Capitol
