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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JULY 16, 1959

The new 40-classroom Hale Kula Elementary School, financed with more than $1 million in federal funds, is the second elementary school at Schofi eld Barracks. A covered walkway between classrooms and the cafeteria can be seen through the fire alarm.
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STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 21, 1971

John Gomez, 12th District Democratic candidate for the state House of Representatives, sent 10 signcarrying boats crusing up and down the Ala Wai Canal. The signs scorned the pollution of the canal.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MAY 29, 1981

Take a “pro-family” Christian rally replete with patriotic speeches and song, add a counterdemonstration, sprinkle lightly with shrieks and epithets, mix well and you have a lively exercise of the First Amendment as hundreds flooded the Capitol courtyard for the Rev. Jerry Falwell’s “I Love America” rally.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / NOVEMBER 22, 1953

Owned by Katsumi and Tomio Kazama, this new, modern supermarket was recently completed on Aiea Heights Road, adding another landmark to the rapidly growing community. The new store will open for business Monday.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JANUARY 12, 1968

Workmen are now at the nine-story level of the 17-story, $10 million American Savings Bank building being constructed on Kapiolani Boulevard adjacent to the Toho Theatre. It is progressing now at the rate of about a floor every six working days. The building is to be completed in September.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / FEBRUARY 8, 1955

In the aftermath of an Aug. 14 cave-in that killed five men, workmen install framework to be used in sealing up the innermost end of the Wilson Traffic Tunnel. A concrete plug will then be built to prevent further slides and rockfalls and protect the roof. After the framework is filled with concrete, 1,500 yards of cement will be forced in behind the wall to fill the gap remaining above the debris from the cave-in.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MAY 18, 1966

A group of ambitious Windward Oahu residents armed with lumber, hammer and paint have transformed an old, abandoned cottage into a classroom. The classroom, which represents the only public school building on Oahu standing on private property, is used for teaching English to adults under the direction of the Kailua Community School for Adult Education.
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