tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282131801177338433.post3797117873916526260..comments2024-03-18T21:56:18.241-10:00Comments on Photos by jalna: More Old Hawaii Photosjalnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136981767715115943noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282131801177338433.post-46083863157190445762021-10-27T16:00:12.454-10:002021-10-27T16:00:12.454-10:00My Hawaii is pre 1950. I left Honolulu in 1953 fo...My Hawaii is pre 1950. I left Honolulu in 1953 for college and never return except for visits.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738126911047024644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282131801177338433.post-46855337772016241502021-07-26T05:01:05.069-10:002021-07-26T05:01:05.069-10:00Does anyone remember walking through a tunnel from...Does anyone remember walking through a tunnel from the streets to the beach at Waikiki in 1958 - 1961?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282131801177338433.post-61030197933229935322018-12-15T20:49:00.986-10:002018-12-15T20:49:00.986-10:00I am looking for a picture of the old ALIOLANI SCH...I am looking for a picture of the old ALIOLANI SCHOOL on the corner of 6th and waialae. in 1950. I went there and never took a picture of the old school. 2 story wooden buildings and a big auditorium in the center of the lot.<br /><br />Gerald k. December 15, 2018. at 8:45pm.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07993741891684861436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282131801177338433.post-46428583802414091152018-09-01T11:55:01.689-10:002018-09-01T11:55:01.689-10:00Some of you may remember from the 60's-70'...Some of you may remember from the 60's-70's the Minute Chef in Wahkiki just a few steps from the Int'l Mkt Place. Loved the waffles with coconut syrup. In the back of Int'l Mkt Place each night was a free hula show. Just a small area with wood bench seating. Get there early if wanted to get a place to set. All that changed in later years, and not for the good. First time in HNL we stayed at a small family owned motel across the street from the Ala Wai Canal. Now completely gone. I guess people going to HNL for the 1st time could/would enjoy it now, but for those of us that remember the earlier days , it is depressing to see how all the building and places we remember now gone. <br /><br />RobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282131801177338433.post-63130268077930123002018-08-11T06:40:18.746-10:002018-08-11T06:40:18.746-10:00Hi Tai. I didn't take any of these photos and ...Hi Tai. I didn't take any of these photos and don't own the rights so I can't really grant permission.jalnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16136981767715115943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282131801177338433.post-37648566621192665182018-08-10T14:29:37.954-10:002018-08-10T14:29:37.954-10:00Jalna
Interested in grabbing permission to print ...Jalna<br /><br />Interested in grabbing permission to print some of the old hawaii kai photos. Please contact me if you have tineAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06668678067043786586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282131801177338433.post-58536197784636552662018-02-22T18:18:15.639-10:002018-02-22T18:18:15.639-10:00What memories ! Was a member of a song and dance ...What memories ! Was a member of a song and dance quartet"The Four Kings" that won 1st place at the US Army All Pacific talent contest in May of 1956 at Schofield Post theater. We entertained for many months appearing at the Banquet room of the Royal Hawaiian,The Rendezvous,on Wakiki and many night spots in Honolulu. Was also a member of a very popular military band The 27th Infantry wolfhounds as a lead drummer. We flew to other islands and were chosen to play for the Hawaiian Fair at which the Brooklyn Dodgers were the hosts. Some names of old friends; Charles Parmiter, Honolulu Star Bulletin,Sgt Hugh X O'reilly,Japanese orphanages,Roy Petty, Arthur Godfrey's vocalist,Ed Fenasci of the Ed Fenasci quintet,Charles Lindamood,Army photographer, Sgt Joe Villiados, director of 27th Infantry Band,Colonel Hammerle, 27th inf. Too many memories and too many friends to recall. Thank you! Kenneth E Martin Jr. 2/22/18Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03076761415900268024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282131801177338433.post-62616370112307343882016-08-05T09:40:55.001-10:002016-08-05T09:40:55.001-10:00Aloha and mahalo for sharing the photos. My dad d...Aloha and mahalo for sharing the photos. My dad drew that Hula picture at Kapiolani Drive In but passed away in 1961. I am grateful that the picture lives on.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282131801177338433.post-20701531643903614102016-04-22T18:11:13.866-10:002016-04-22T18:11:13.866-10:00Hi Anon from Utah. Just wanted to let you know tha...Hi Anon from Utah. Just wanted to let you know that I'm unable to change the year for you. Sorry. I totally appreciate your comment. jalnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16136981767715115943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282131801177338433.post-15702595683090642912016-03-14T21:05:21.207-10:002016-03-14T21:05:21.207-10:00Thank you so much for sharing these photos! it wa...Thank you so much for sharing these photos! it was enjoyable to say the least. I wish Hawaii had not changed.. but we must all evolve to some degree.... I did not come to hawaii until 1980. I remember woolworths at ala moana mall .. thats about as far back as i go :( I remember Coco's ... i wish i had seen the old Halekulani before they renovated. I was in Hawaii in enough time to see it in all its glory but never took notice of it until it was renovated. ( i really never went to waikiki back then) I remember the theatre in waikiki that would play the organ music and I was there when they imploded Kaiser near Ala Moana beach park. anyone by chance know where i could get vintage pics of Queen St back in the day? or around Kaka'ako ?<br /><br />Aloha <br /><br />davidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282131801177338433.post-40138944384119297172016-03-14T09:20:42.527-10:002016-03-14T09:20:42.527-10:00My island cousin sent me a link in 2008 of these i...My island cousin sent me a link in 2008 of these identical pictures. They were originally published by the Honolulu Advertiser (after the Star-Bulletin was sold in the early 2000s) and one could access them for free online. Many went way back, into the late 1800's and into the 1900's. I downloaded many from 1941 to 1986 for use in class reunions for Redford High School, Class of '63, of which I am a member. I no longer live in the islands, but miss my friends, family and the beauty of the islands. OK, the food ono too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282131801177338433.post-69910040226379320002015-09-07T16:16:20.301-10:002015-09-07T16:16:20.301-10:00I was working at Kapiolani Drive Inn in 1966, the ...I was working at Kapiolani Drive Inn in 1966, the year Mr. Francis Tom closed it, to make way for the Wailana. Still remember lots of folks. I hope it's ok to mention some of my coworkers. Mel Campbell Mgr, Mr. Arakaki chef, Goldie, Aileen Alnas "Suki", Faiumu, Liu Faleafini, worked the drive-inn carry out portion, Tony Cabral soda fountain man, Hannah Livingston & Edna Keahuhu car hops, Dodo bartender, Carol hostess "Topless Rickshaw Room bar" Hula room restaurant waitresses, Dot, Alice Lovell, Emily Canopin, & so many others. I still have a scar on my right thumb, from the meat slicer, making coleslaw. Mr. Arakaki took me to Kaiser ER to get stitched up. Military personnel would come for R&R across the street at Fort DeRussy and would sometimes stop by KDI. I was a frycook in kitchen with the Mr. A. I remember many of the songs played on the juke box. One of my favorites even today, is San Francisco (wear some flowers in your hair) Scott McKenzie. The Vietnam war was on, and so was the hippie era, I guess you can say I was a participant in both. I was classified 1A on my draft card, and volunteered in the armed services. My mother was upset, but I was glad to serve. Thank you Jalna for sharing all these old pictures. The pics and memories seem like it was only yesterday/yesteryear. I now live in Utah for past 20 yrs.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282131801177338433.post-70649328034203282512015-08-26T14:20:01.819-10:002015-08-26T14:20:01.819-10:00Hello, Man I remember all of this sayings, because...Hello, Man I remember all of this sayings, because I am from Honolulu, Hawaii. I was born in August 25, 1939. I used to live on Hayden Street, in Kapahulu. I attended the intermediant school on Kapahulu and Alawai corner. Then I attended Saint Abustin Intermediant school, and then Roosevelt High School and graduated in 1958. All this time I used to walk to Waikiki beach and surf and paddle canoe and ride the boat. I used to surf with Rabbit Kekai, Jama Kekai, Duck Kahanamoku and worked at all the surf board companies at the beach. When the waves are good and up I used to skip school and go surfing and paddling canoe. I paddled for Waikiki surf club and Ala Wai surf club. Then I moved to Southern California in Hermosa beach and surfed over there at most of the beaches. I used live with 2 friends on eight street and went to second street, and met some guys from back home and they were playing ukulele music, and I borrowed a surf board form one of the guys and did my first surfing in beach. Man the water was very cold, but I really did some fantastic surfing and really enjoyed it. Then all the rest of the years, I worked for lots of surf board companies such as Happ Jacops, Greg knowl, Dewey Weber, and Lyman Surfboard company. I used to sand the surfboards for these companies for a couple of years and they asked me to have my own surf board company, so I started my own surfboard company in Hermosa beach, Upstairs and sanded lots of surf boards at the evening and in the morning I went to the beach to surf so that I would erase all the iche things off of my body.. That was the good old days, and now I really want to go back home from here in Las Vegas, Nevada. I am 76 years old and am playing some games on line and hope to win some money, so that I will return back home. I am a very religious brother as a Jehovah Witness and have been a witness for about 30 years and want to go back home and live with my brother for a couple of weeks and rent or buy a house and return back to the beach to surf and paddle canoe. So please see if you would help me. Aloha and Mahalo, Bradda Wendell Wood AbbeyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282131801177338433.post-34023728436250002062015-08-19T10:31:55.830-10:002015-08-19T10:31:55.830-10:00You had a picture of Coco's restaurant, I reme...You had a picture of Coco's restaurant, I remember before that, it was Kau Kau Korner the home of the Kentucky Fried Chicken. Yep, I used to work there making all those fountain drinks and sundaes. I started to think more into the past and remember those pine cone trees around the Zoo and the old Waikiki Band Stand. Further remembering all those palm trees and vendors on the sidewalks of Waikiki. Also remember how you had to dress nicely to attend movies at Waikiki theater. You showed a picture of Kapahulu Ave....I remember the kiddie club shows on Saturday morning at Kapahulu theater. Also as a kid, we all would walk around barefooted.<br />Another oldie here....a phone call from Honolulu to Wailua or Ewa was a long distance call. Mmmmm and listening to dramas and other programs were all on the radio before black and white TV. And in our youth, we made our own toys and also made up our own games. Playing cowboys and Indians were quite popular. I wonder if any of you out there remember these games..... 1) Hide and Seek 2) Mama Poletta 3) Jacks 4) Make a round round circle 5) Red Rover Red Rover send Julie right over 6) Freeze Man no melt .....gosh so many more. Remember when Mangos and Guavas and Lilikoi were plentiful and you didn't have to pay for them. Neighbors would share and tell you to help yourself. Ahhh how nice to remember the good ole days... Oh and the best yet... we didn't have to lock our front door.hwmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282131801177338433.post-87310536306733444552015-07-25T22:56:28.956-10:002015-07-25T22:56:28.956-10:00From Jain Da Pain!
Thanks for these great pix! F...From Jain Da Pain!<br /><br />Thanks for these great pix! First set foot on O'ahu in July 1974 on the way to my first duty station Down Under. Came back to stay in 1976. Ala Moana Motors, Coco's, the old Pawa'a Police Station, McInerny's, Liberty House, Patty's Chinese Kitchen, all gone. Kalakaua was two way in Waiks, cane fields stretching from Pearl City to Mililani to Ewa. DOLE CANNERY! Miss the vintage stuff, BUT there's still a lot that's the same, until development and transit demolish what little's left. Hate to think what Kaka'ako will eventually look like. The whole waterfront, from Iwilei to Diamond will be solid high rises, soon. My uncle grew up in Waikiki in the 1920s & 30s. He's too old to come back, but last trip saddened him to see all the changes. Change may be inevitable, but that doesn't make it for the better. L8rz.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282131801177338433.post-7013556789617999652015-02-23T16:24:34.704-10:002015-02-23T16:24:34.704-10:00Ah, Kapiolani Drive In. As I recall you could get...Ah, Kapiolani Drive In. As I recall you could get 5 hamburgers for a dollar then. The Ilikai was breaking ground. I think they had the miniature golf course across the street at the Hilton.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282131801177338433.post-35417785233473653402015-02-23T11:50:07.626-10:002015-02-23T11:50:07.626-10:00Wonderful pictures for us baby boomers from Hawaii...Wonderful pictures for us baby boomers from Hawaii. Those pictures of the old Waialae Shopping Center are wonderful. I remember the shopping center BEFORE the Liberty House was built. The Supermarket there was first a Piggly Wiggly, then Western,then Western Star, Star, and now a Whole Foods. I remember all the modest tract homes in Kahala in the early 1950's before the MacMansions. Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07268116237288287721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282131801177338433.post-46436896127250019392015-01-10T19:09:23.442-10:002015-01-10T19:09:23.442-10:00Wiw! Nice picture!
Cheers from HawaiiHotel.orgWiw! Nice picture! <br /><br />Cheers from <a href="http://hawaiihotel.org/" rel="nofollow">HawaiiHotel.org</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02290996426086254395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282131801177338433.post-22953594109849698962015-01-06T20:23:28.896-10:002015-01-06T20:23:28.896-10:00Just came across your site. Thanks for a wonderful...Just came across your site. Thanks for a wonderful walk down memory lane. I Remember taking my driving test at HPD on the site of the old Sears building. And Tops and a d Kau Kau Korner then Cocos. And my baby sister even got to graduate in the new HIC. The fountain at night was really cool in front of the new airport (but I loved the old airport with open sides and the ladies walking around selling leis from their arms.) Of course Henry J Kaiser building Hawaii Kai with all the pink tractors etc since Mrs. Kaiser loved pink! Thanks for the memories.funsewfunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08663772732857066246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282131801177338433.post-12442982520779299122014-06-29T16:27:40.990-10:002014-06-29T16:27:40.990-10:00Aloha! I am looking for an old picture of Mr. Geo...Aloha! I am looking for an old picture of Mr. George S. Higa's Honolulu Cafe on Fort and Beretania in the late 1930's or early 1940's. Am also looking for a picture of Mr. Higa, the owner. And if someone has a menu, I would be very grateful. Mahalo, Julie Checkoway<br />julie@checkoway.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06445842497043114243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282131801177338433.post-70075800910755324732014-05-03T18:20:55.421-10:002014-05-03T18:20:55.421-10:00my parents and I came to oahu in 1959, I was 8 yrs...my parents and I came to oahu in 1959, I was 8 yrs old, started at pearl harbor ele, and the little ben franklin and other stores made up the little shopping mall there, there as a Tastee Freeze there. All of the wild places are gone, we lived on a cul-de-sac, lots of bouganvilla, wood roses, everything, then moved to 5th st. across from the Bloch Arena, tons of myna birds, the monkey pod tree is still there as of 2007 but all the birds in the area are gone as they tore down all that navy housing. my parents bought me a very nice ukulele for $20 in 1963 the value now is about $450, I wish I had it. I learned to hula in a quanset hut and had my girl scout meetings in a quanset hut. now there is no Dole Pineapple tower. all the wild places are gone it seems, afer the several tv programs and movies that came to oahu, that brought it alot of changes, continually building. i remember the Sears store, and the first mall of america. we dined at the Al Ronde restaurant when it first opened, it revolved once every hour, i could hear it squeak. riding our bikes and playing with barbie, making leis, the same plumeria bushes and monkey pod trees still exist on 5th st. it was the only way I could tell where our townhouse was. when i visited in 2007, holy family academy for 2 yrs. we went around the island so many times. i remember some boys talking pigeon talk and I laughed because I didn't understand, I remember seeing women walking downtown with kimonos on in 1961. all the parties my parents gave, navy people, people were nice and trusting and nobody was afraid of your kids being taken. it's a different world.<br />deatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02457597762399645333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282131801177338433.post-14043115584829449762014-04-27T10:00:56.772-10:002014-04-27T10:00:56.772-10:00The football games on Thanksgiving Day (two were p...The football games on Thanksgiving Day (two were played) were not for the ILH high school championship, which was decided during the regular season based on which team had won the largest number of regular season games (eight). Kamehameha, Punahou, Roosevelt and Farrington were often in the top four and played on Thanksgiving Day. McKinley, Iolani, St. Louis, Kaimuki and Kalani usually finished behind the top four (this was late 50s early 60s). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282131801177338433.post-16001125180827475442014-03-23T16:27:05.899-10:002014-03-23T16:27:05.899-10:00The photo just below Aloha Motors - corner Beretan...The photo just below Aloha Motors - corner Beretania and Richards - is actually of the first Central Union Church building, which got a "modern" built around the corner in front of it. Kitty-corner across the street there was a gas station in front of St Andrew's Cathedral which didn't go away until they finished the Cathedral, tearing out the termite-eaten front and replacing it with the Great West Window (that has a termite depicted in it!)auntyannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282131801177338433.post-48042682106720372242014-03-22T20:16:24.070-10:002014-03-22T20:16:24.070-10:00Thanks Anon, but I didn't take the photos. I ...Thanks Anon, but I didn't take the photos. I got them in an email from a friend. Sorry, but I don't have a picture of the old Kapahulu Theater.jalnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16136981767715115943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282131801177338433.post-64982809186727470202014-03-22T18:12:50.999-10:002014-03-22T18:12:50.999-10:00Love your pictures. Brings back a lot of memories...Love your pictures. Brings back a lot of memories. Would you happen to have a picture of the old Kapahulu Theatre?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com