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Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past

View historic Hawaii photos “back in the day.”

By Star-Advertiser

Nov. 26, 2023

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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / NOVEMBER 27, 1981

Salvation Army divisional commander Maj. Mervyn Morelock and his wife, Shirley, watch as Honolulu Mayor Eileen Anderson carves the first turkey of the day for The Salvation Army’s Thanksgiving dinner at the Neal Blaisdell Center.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JANUARY 29, 1990

Jerry Manzano was one of about 40 people who watched the Super Bowl on televisions for sale at Shirokiya in Ala Moana Center.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / NOVEMBER 22, 1956

Eddie Sherman, 10, until recently stranded in Communist East Germany, went shopping for his first Thanksgiving turkey this week. Eddie, who was reunited this year with his family in Kalihi, got help from friend Eddie Wong in selecting the turkey at the Moon Wong poultry farm near Moanalua Gardens.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / SEPTEMBER 24, 1964

The Royal Theatre, nearing completion on Kuhio Avenue, employs Hawaiian designs in modern abstract interpretations on its exterior walls.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JANUARY 29, 1948

At a hukilau, a Hawaiian fishing event, a crowd participates in placing a huge net in a semicircle from the beach out to the sea and then drawing it in two hours later.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JULY 9, 1990

The Advocates for Self Government, an outreach organization of the Libertarian Party, asks people for a penny for their thoughts — placing a coin in the jar that best reflects their view — during a Citizens Action Day event at the state Capitol.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / NOVEMBER 27, 1973

Thirty new buses for the city system are unloaded from the roll-on, roll-off cargo ship Lurline. The new vehicles will replace smoke-belching buses overdue for retirement.
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