Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STARADVERTISER / FEB. 26, 1964
With its lush green surroundings and pulsating torrent of water from the Wailuku River dropping 80 feet into a large pool, Rainbow Falls continues to be Hilo’s most popular tourist attraction.2/7
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STARADVERTISER / AUGUST 8, 1987
When welfare checks and food stamp cards arrive in mailboxes on Saturdays, the only place recipients can make transactions is at Hawaii Check Cashing, where the line wrapped around the block at the Iwilei branch on Nimitz Highway.3/7
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STARADVERTISER / JANUARY 19, 1981
Debbi Fields, the entrepreneur behind Mrs. Fields’ Cookies, shows off her namesake treats at the Mrs. Fields’ Chocolate Chippery shop at Ala Moana Center. “I have an image of being everybody’s grand- mother, so people are surprised to see how young I am,” said Fields, age 23. She began her cookie empire 3-1/2 years ago in a little shop in Palo Alto, Calif., which expanded to 16 stores on the mainland.4/7
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STARADVERTISER / FEB. 3, 1985
Body painting was just one of the amusements on tap at the annual Punahou Carnival, where Shari Tsuda, 14, gave a checkerboard makeover to Kathy Nabors, age 12.5/7
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STARADVERTISER / MAY 15, 1950
Construction continues on this stretch of road that might look desolate, but it sweeps through the Kanaio- Nuu stretch of the flanks of Haleakala around the giant cinder cone known as Lualailua Hill.6/7
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STARADVERTISER / MARCH 10, 1982
Shoppers make their purchases at the first full-service Sears store to open on Kauai. Sears also is the first business to open in Grove Farm’s new Kukui Grove Center, the largest shopping center on the neighbor islands. In addition to Sears, the Lihue center’s other major tenants include Star Market, Liberty House, Longs Drugs and Woolworth.7/7
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STARADVERTISER / AUGUST 17, 1972
Henry Pelekai, left, and John Awong admire the shape of their new swallowtail surfboard available at their Mystic Surfboards shop in Waianae.
People enjoy performances during Iolani Palace’s Kama’aina Sunday event
Pope Leo XIV leads Regina Caeli prayer from St. Peter’s Basilica
Punahou boys volleyball beats Kamehameha for Division I title
Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
Radford boys volleyball beats Kapaa for Division II title
UCLA ends Hawaii’s season in NCAA men’s volleyball semifinals
Mililani beats Maryknoll for state softball title
Waiakea ousts Baldwin in semis in state baseball
Kapaa beats Pearl City for Division II softball title
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Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
