Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
View historic Hawaii photos “back in the day.”
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JUNE 29, 1976
Animals that appear friendly, like this pygmy hippopotamus, are an irresistible attraction for many children at the Honolulu Zoo.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JANUARY 28, 1956
Packard Hawaii Ltd., distributors of Packard automobiles in Hawaii, has opened a Chevron service station at 1680 Kapiolani Blvd., next to the Packard showrooms. Pictured kneeling are Jack Orr, left, Sam Berreria, Larry Wong, Chris Kalopodes and Joseph Steven. Standing are Harry M. Dove, vice president and general manager, left; Robert E. Black, president; Jimmy Shin, service station manager; and Richard Kong, salesman.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 6, 1963
The shell of the 10-story, $8 million Kahala Hilton is more than half completed, and work remains nearly on schedule despite a spell of rainy weather. The 300-room hotel, on the beach near Waialae Country Club, is slated to open by the end of the year.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JANUARY 13, 1975
People in Hawaii don’t have much reason to keep sleds around in the house, so in a pinch a cardboard box does the trick.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / NOVEMBER 29, 1989
A gingerbread village springs up in the commercial baking department at Honolulu Community College.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 23, 1984
A two-hour demonstration of “shodo,” or Japanese calligraphy, at the East-West Center featured the writing of eight phrases on eight separate sheets of paper, the largest at least 10 feet long.STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / OCTOBER 4, 1989
Travis Bantolino, right, takes the lead around some orange traffic cones as he and other fourth graders at Kaimiloa Elementary School in Ewa Beach learn about bicycle safety.