Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
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STARADVERTISER / MARCH 17, 1986
Musician Willie Nelson, left, took a photo with state Sen. Neil Abercrombie. Some think the pair could pass for look-alikes. Nelson, who has a home on Maui, was in town to perform a few concerts.2/7
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STARADVERTISER / MARCH 27, 1960
Los Angeles food consultant Christine Pensinger, left, explained the dining and kitchen facilities to be developed at the Pohai Nani retirement home project. Listening in were the Rev. Paul M. Wheeler, left, John Felix, T.D. Wilson, Bishop Gerald H. Kennedy, the Rev. Harry S. Kennedy and Oscar F. Fulford.3/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 11, 1968
A visitor at 1001 Wilder uses a safety device at the building’s entrance before he can enter the locked door. He presses the button for the apartment he wishes to visit, and a person answers through a transmitting and receiving mechanism. The person in the apartment can then decide whether to ring the buzzer that unlocks the door to let him in4/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / SEPTEMBER 30, 1964
The city plans to acquire this block of old buildings — bounded by Kapiolani Boulevard and South Beretania, Hotel and Alapai streets — makai of the Board of Water Supply building. Planning for a state and county civic center is being studied by a joint planning committee, but no firm recommendations have been made on an overall master plan for development.5/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUGUST 1, 1959
Hawaii’s championship Civil Air Patrol drill team, which won the national finals Wednesday, demonstrates its military hula at Rockefeller Center in New York City.6/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUGUST 7, 1967
Ritz Department Store at 1143 Fort St. has the nation’s first emergency disaster shelter in a private building with a fully trained staff. About 30 employees from Ritz’s two stores have completed a 20-hour civil defense training course. Checking supplies in stock are Ritz officials, from left, Georgia Beasley, fashion director; Yoshio Tsuchida, controller; and Elaine Nakamura, main floor supervisor.7/7
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STARADVERTISER / MARCH 27, 1960
Candidates in the Miss Hawaii Filipina contest were honored by the Oahu Filipino Community Council at a reception and dinner at the Philippine Consulate. They include Adeline Perez, left, Gloria De La Cruz, Trinidad Orasco, Rasland Wagner, Jeanette Gallardo, Annie Orayan and Cynthia Domingo.
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Keiki bond with imprisoned dads at Easter-themed event
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