View historic Hawaii photos “back in the day.”
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JULY 30, 1984
Composer and entertainer Andy Cummings was proud of the talent shown by young ukulele players at
the 14th annual Ukulele Festival at Kapiolani Park. Among the performers was the 100-member Little
Keikis group, which played for family, friends and fans. -
STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / MARCH 31, 1953
Former President Harry S. Truman is welcomed at Marine Corps Air Station in Kaneohe Bay by Brig.
Gen. James P. Riseley, commanding general of the 1st Provisional Marine Air-Ground Task Force. Truman
stopped at the station en route to a vacation on Coconut Island at the estate of Edwin W. Pauley, seen
standing next to Truman. -
STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 13, 1958
Shoppers begin to fill the aisles of Times Supermarket in Kailua during the store’s grand opening. Times
provides new concepts in merchandising and is fully air-conditioned. -
STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUGUST 16, 1977
Allen Kiyota and his son, Bryan, get ready to launch a beginner’s balsa wood model airplane.
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STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 9, 1956
Kauai’s Wailua River is where Namakaokaha‘i, the sister of the goddess of fire and volcanoes Pele, was
said to have lived. It is now an attraction for visitors. -
STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / APRIL 29, 1971
The Honolulu branch of a major computer firm is laying plans for “Vietnamization” if it ever occurs.
Stephen A. Moore, center, Pacific district manager for Control Data, speaks to Saigon operations manager
Elliott M. Fox as operator Dennis Fukumoto works on a display station with computers in the background
and information-storing disc packs in the foreground. -
STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / SEPTEMBER 9, 1987
The solar-powered Mana La vehicle, funded by hair care company John Paul Mitchell Systems, is taken
on a test ride along the North Kohala coast.
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