Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 14, 1989
St. Patrick School students join children from six other Catholic schools at Thomas Square to begin a march to the state Capitol marking the 100th anniversary of the death of Father Damien of Molokai.2/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUGUST 25, 1985
Scaffolding remains outside Sears’ Ala Moana Center store as work continues ahead of its “grand reopening” following a refurbishing project.3/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / OCTOBER 8, 1974
Artist Pil Soon Conklin is congratulated by actor Vincent Price after her work in oil, titled “Intrigue,” was named the winner of a show sponsored by the Association of Honolulu Artists at the Amfac Center Plaza. Price was the judge of the show.4/7
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STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 13, 1979
Akeakamai the dolphin goes through her paces during training at the Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory. In one exercise, she hears “yes Akeakamai fish” and leaps up to receive her fish from trainer Keith Oda at the University of Hawaii facility.5/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JANUARY 18, 1956
The Nuuanu Pali tunnel project is taking shape, with workers on the Kailua side of the tunnel blasting a short section open, installing steel roof supports and wedging timber to close gaps between the bore and the earth.6/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JANUARY 1, 1961
Bank of Hawaii is installing the most advanced and powerful magnetic tape electronic computer system for civilian use, and is expected to be operational in a couple of months. The $250,000 system is leased from IBM. Sandra Le Drew of IBM points out the computer’s features to Bankoh’s Albert J. Maruyama.7/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / SEPTEMBER 6, 1959
Flight attendants Synthia Tsujiuchi of Honolulu, left, and Maj-Britt Eriksson of Sweden explore the Art Mart at Kapiolani Park, a regular Saturday exhibit of work by island painters.
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