Back in the day: photos from Hawaii’s past

• STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 15, 1971

  Being at Nuuanu Pali Lookout on a windy day is an experience as these four friends can attest. Trade winds, which can reach up to 48 km / h at the airport, are even stronger at the lookout point.

• STAR ADVERTISING ARCHIVE / FEBRUARY 21, 1951

  M. McInerny Ltd. has opened its fifth store adjacent to the lobby of the new Edgewater Hotel in Waikiki. The McInerny shop offers sportswear, formal wear, ceramics and perfumes.

• STAR ADVERTISING ARCHIVE / NOVEMBER 17, 1954

  Kona charter operator George Parker Jr., with the assistance of professional fisherman Floyd Dwyer, measures the flexible pectoral fin of his catch, a 1002-pound marlin – the largest rod and reel fish ever caught on the islands.

• STAR ADVERTISING ARCHIVE / FEBRUARY 26, 1947

  Contrary to popular belief elsewhere, skiing in Hawaii is possible during the winter months. Visitors to the Big Island enjoy the snow that accumulates on Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, which can sometimes reach the tree line.

• STAR ADVERTISING ARCHIVE / 27 JUNE 1986

  Plastic strawberry baskets also work well as soap bubbles.

• STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 15, 1984

  Craftsman John Bade displays his wares at a gift fair in Ala Moana Park, sponsored by the Aloha State Association of the Deaf.

• STAR ADVERTISING ARCHIVE / 4 JUNE 1951

  Wilfred Lawson Blythe, Colonial Secretary of the British Crown Colony of Malaya, receives a hat with lei and coconut fronds from Jackie Wilkinson (left) and Lorraine Ching of the Hawaii Visitors Bureau, where he is discussing the promotion of Pacific tourism with officials.

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