Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STARADVERTISER / OCTOBER 4, 1961
A Shinto groundbreaking ceremony took place marking the start of construction of the S. and Y. Building in the heart of the Waipahu Shopping Center. Takeshi Yokono and Fred H. Shintaku have been planning the structure since they started their first Big-Way Super Market 10 years ago.2/7
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STARADVERTISER / APRIL 8, 1975
It’s that time of year when holiday party planners start to think about what’s good to nibble — tidbits that look as good as they taste. Muriel Miura, home economics director for the Gas Co., shows pupu she prepared from recipes in her 128-page book, “Pupu Party Planner,” available at local bookstores for $3.75.3/7
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STARADVERTISER / FEB. 23, 1973
Kauai’s Hale Nani Hotel, which was closed for three years and is supposed to be haunted, was put back into service to handle the crush of tourists on the island. The 80-room hotel, built around a series of A-frames on the rocky south coast, has gone through a couple of names and owners but apparently has never been profitable.4/7
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STARADVERTISER / JULY 7, 1959
Four flight attendants from Hawaii are working this summer on Allegheny Airlines flights between Pittsburgh and Atlantic City, N.J., where they gathered above the boardwalk. They are Mapuana Vasconcellos, left, and Gabrielle I of Hawaiian Airlines, and Gloria Bermudez and Carole Ching of Aloha Airlines.5/7
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STARADVERTISER / MARCH 4, 1976
The Foreign Trade Zone at Honolulu Harbor resembled a traffic jam after a recent shipment of 1,100 Volkswagens, Audis and Porsches. They’re now being prepared for sale by local dealers.6/7
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STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 30, 1949
The streets of downtown Honolulu have been decorated for the Christmas season, including Bishop Street, which was bustling with holiday activity. The colorful displays are particularly dazzling at night when thousands of lights are turned on.7/7
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STARADVERTISER / APRIL 5, 1984
A National Parks ranger and AMVETS leaders pause during an Arizona Memorial ceremony unveiling a new marble wall inscribed with the names of the 1,102 sailors and Marines killed on the Arizona on Dec. 7, 1941. The original wall, installed in 1962, had become rust-stained from metal pins holding it up. AMVETS provided the new one, with nonmetal bolts.
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