Akaka Falls by Ray Kinney
Planning a first trip to Hawaii and seeing so many places on the maps that I know from songs. As I travel the islands, these are the songs I’ll hear Read More …
Tag: hawaii
Mai-Kai Calendar Girls
In an effort to turn blog posts to web pages, I have started with the Mai-Kai calendars. This also gives me a chance to share a bit of history along Read More …
George Paoa Trio Live! LP
This is one of many, many records I picked up at thrift stores over the years. Back in 2004 I ripped it to the computer, at least the first side. Read More …
Hawaii Slides
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Vintage Hawaii Slides
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Vintage Hawaii Slides
A few more of the commercial slides. You can see a big difference in color in some of these as they had become very red with age. Photoshop corrected them Read More …
Vintage Hawaii Slides
Okay, a few more. These are from a batch of commercial slides for the tourists.
Vintage Hawaii Slides
Thought I’d share some of my vintage slides. Been a while.
Vintage Hawaii Slide of the Week – Queen’s Surf
This is a place I have seen a lot of ephemera from over the year, but not the actual place until now. The lettering on the trash can is a Read More …
Vintage Hawaii Slide of the Week – Polynesian Cultural Center
A rather dull slide, but for the tiki freaks, I pulled out a couple of details.
Vintage Hawaii Slide of the Week
Here we see Mr. and Mrs. James V. Barry on vacation in Hawaii in 1964. Fun was had. In about 150 slides from their trip, this may be the only Read More …
Vintage Hawaii Slide of the Week #2 – The Waikikian
Classic Poly Pop architecture. What’s the place to the right? Tahitian what? Update: Of course Mimi has cool pics of the Waikikian and the Tahitian Lania on her site. Thanks Read More …
Vintage Hawaii Slide of the Week #1 – For the Mixologists
Just your typical scene of Hawai in 1964. Men in suits and skinny ties and ladies in dresses. Waiting for dinner outside the Hilton Hawaiian Village Luau. Maybe Alfred Apaka Read More …
United Airlines Hawaii Postcard
United Airlines has a great history with their flights to Hawaii. Not too long ago the flight staff wore aloha shirts and muu muus. Today, they serve Trader Vic’s Mai Read More …
Vintage Hawaii Slide of the Week – Kalua Pig
This is from a series of images showing them digging up the pig from the pit, dug next to a half empty swimming pool. I like this one because I Read More …