Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STARADVERTISER / OCTOBER 11, 1991
Farrington High School seniors Danny Coloma, left, and Leave Solo sit in the school’s award-winning solar-powered hot rod before transporting it to the 14th annual Da Car Show.2/7
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STARADVERTISER / JUNE 5, 1982
Motorists driving along Kalanianaole Highway in the Kuliouou area this week have been greeted by young people bearing signs. The message read, “Have a lovely day, God loves you — you’re special.” It’s an effort to let the community know the East Oahu Christian Fellowship will meet tomorrow in Kurt Hanna’s Coffee House in Hawaii Kai.3/7
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STARADVERTISER / APRIL 20, 1960
Patrons sit at the Princess Kaiulani Hotel’s Kahili Bar, the site of a physical altercation that prompted an order by Honolulu Police Chief Dan Liu to investigate the degree of protection afforded to guests at the Princess Kaiulani and other beach hotels.4/7
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STARADVERTISER / OCTOBER 27, 1990
King Intermediate School’s 910 students pitched in to make this ti leaf lei over 7 miles long for their “Lei Off of Drugs” observance of Drug Free Hawaii Week. The lei, an attempt to enter the Guinness Book of World Records, circled the school 28 times when it was shown.5/7
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STARADVERTISER / OCTOBER 29, 1960
Young Republicans display one of the traffic-stopping jingles that greeted motorists driving home this week. Similar groups, bearing jingles for Republican City Council candidates on the 10-foot standards, are stationed at busy Honolulu intersections.6/7
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STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 2, 1983
Comedian Frank De Lima performs at the Noodle Shop in the Waikiki Sand Villa Hotel.7/7
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STARADVERTISER / JANUARY 5, 1959
It’s time again for Hawaii’s noncitizens to let the government know where they live. An Immigration and Naturalization Service official said about the same number is expected to register this year as last: 53,391.
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Kekahuna appears in court charged with 2nd degree attempted murder and assault
Hotel guests admire holiday sand sculptures at the Sheraton Waikiki
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