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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUGUST 17, 1961
Betty Hughes tries out the new self-service stamp vending machine installed at the Honolulu post office. Designed primarily for after-hours use, the machine provides 3- and 4-cent stamps, returns the correct amount of change and indicates when the machine is out of order or out of stamps.2/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / FEBRUARY 27, 1968
Actor Richard Boone’s 43-foot sport fishing boat, the Goodbye Charlie, broke loose from its mooring and was smashed to pieces on the rocks off Hala Halewai Recreation Center near Kona Village. The boat, valued at $90,000, was listed as a total loss. “It’s just further proof of the urgent need of a breakwater of some kind here to protect the craft,” Boone said.3/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / FEBRUARY 11, 1971
Lydia Maioho, custodian-guide for the Royal Mausoleum, looks at the names of the royal deceased in the undergound crypt for members of the Kalakaua Dynasty.4/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JULY 1, 1970
Phil Derrig of Wilder Avenue paints his lunch wagon to resemble a mail truck. But snacks, not letters, are served here.5/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MAY 24, 1963
The top floor of the ewa wing of the 27-story y-shaped Ilikai building nears completion, with topping-off ceremonies scheduled within five or six weeks. A 1-1/2 story “skyroom” restaurant will be on the roof a junction of the three wings.6/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JUNE 1, 1961
Simau Fonoimoana, a Lanikai skin diver, displays a feathery branch of black coral he and four other windward divers found in 150 feet of water off Mokapu Point.7/7
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JULY 24, 1975
Helen Arakaki of Stewart’s Pharmacy in Waikiki — a Mahalo Award winner — shows a warm concern for visitors. The Hawaii Visitors Bureau award recognizes professionalism and personal courtesy by individuals in the visitor industry.
People enjoy performances during Iolani Palace’s Kama’aina Sunday event
Pope Leo XIV leads Regina Caeli prayer from St. Peter’s Basilica
Punahou boys volleyball beats Kamehameha for Division I title
Back in the Day: Photos from Hawaii’s Past
Radford boys volleyball beats Kapaa for Division II title
UCLA ends Hawaii’s season in NCAA men’s volleyball semifinals
Mililani beats Maryknoll for state softball title
Waiakea ousts Baldwin in semis in state baseball
Kapaa beats Pearl City for Division II softball title
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