Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JUNE 26, 1964
Bimbo, a lovable, 3-ton elephant visiting from San Francisco to perform at the 50th State Fair, slows traffi c as her handler, Don Lindsay, escorts her to Kapiolani Park.2/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / October 17, 1970
Proprietor Harry Hasegawa hangs a hula hoop in his well-stocked general store in Maui. The store’s jingle says it carries “baseball bats, paniolo hats, sunburn cream and the latest magazines.”3/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MARCH 31, 1967
The new state Capitol building as seen from Kapiolani Boulevard at Drier Street. Senators took a walking tour of the structure and weren’t pleased at what they saw.4/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / SEPTEMBER 25, 1980
This ABC discount store on Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki was one of 20 in Sidney S. Kosasa’s growing chain. There are now more than 70 ABC stores throughout Hawaii as well as in Saipan and Las Vegas and on Guam.5/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JULY 14, 1966
Thousands of travelers are cooling their heels at the airport waiting for fl ights — on a standby basis due to the aviation strike — but not Loren Furness, animal keeper at the San Francisco Zoo, who took the opportunity to get an impromptu hula lesson from Leina‘ala Heine, one of the Pauline Kekahuna Hauoli Girls.6/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / NOVEMBER 4, 1974
A man takes his dog for a walk while riding his bike to keep up with his energetic pet.7/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE/ JULY 2, 1990
A.C. Good, manager of Art’s Professional Shoe Salon, takes a break between customers in his shop at the entrance of the Old Blaisdell Hotel on Fort Street Mall.
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