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Nov. 3, 2019

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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JUNE 26, 1968

The old Shinto Shrine, being restored at Kukui Street and College Walk in the Kukui redevelopment area, contrasts sharply with the Pacific Business Plaza, in the background. These two structures typify the older Oriental and more cosmopolitan architecture common in Honolulu. The temple is being restored after an ongoing fight by members of the Izumo Taisha Kyo Temple mission to keep it from being destroyed.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JANUARY 10, 1973

About 1,000 fans crushed into the fences at the Hilton Hawaiian Village helicopter pad as “The King” Elvis Presley arrived. The occasion was filmed to be used as the opening sequence of his satellite-live Kui Lee Cancer Fund benefit concert.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 2, 1964

The Project Mercury capsule, with which Honolulu’s own astronaut Gordon Cooper orbited Earth 22 times, arrives for a four-day exhibition at Iolani Palace. Plexiglas on the Faith 7 capsule, which replaced its heat shield, reveals the electronic interior.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JUNE 5, 1981

Still dressed in headgear from a play they presented at Ahrens Elementary School in Waipahu, fifth graders Corey Okuno, left, Ness Nakamura, Glenn Biano and Rodolfo Nono expended their remaining energy at a chess board earlier this week. Standing behind them were Robert Carino and Jocelyn Ayson.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / OCTOBER 31, 1960

Seven-year-old Debra Sue Anderson gets a Halloween scare at the Pearl Harbor Submarine Base. She is the daughter of Chief Yeoman and Mrs. B.L. Anderson. The diving helmet is haunted by … a light bulb!
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JANUARY 20, 1962

This thin blanket of snow on the Big Island’s Saddle Road isn’t much by mainland standards, but whenever it falls it attracts children. Enjoying the winter wonderland about 20 miles from Hilo were Wayne Yonemori, left, Kim Kadooka (being held), Thelma Yonemori, Peggy Kadooka and Yvonne Yoshimi.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / SEPTEMBER 21, 1964

An unique program for the visually impaired is available at McKinley High School. Students who are blind or partially sighted are enrolled in regular classes with the help of specially trained teachers and a resource room for guidance and instruction. A projection magnifier donated by the Honolulu Lions Club is being used by sophomore Philip Sheridan to take a French test.
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