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img Three finalists in the Miss Hawaii contest (ddr-njpa-2-266)

Caption on reverse: "LAST OF MISS HAWAII QUALIFIERS: These three lovelies, out of six contestants, qualified for the Miss Hawaii contest finals at the second of two semi-finals held last night on the main stage of the 49th State Fair. They, together with four others, will compete in the finals tonight. Left to right: Virginia Tibbetts, …

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img Miss Hawaii pageant winner and two runners up (ddr-njpa-2-388)

Caption on reverse: "MISS HAWAII AND RUNNERS-UP: Miss Claire Heen, chosen Miss Hawaii of 1951 at the Miss Hawaii pageant at the 49th State Fair last night, is shown at center. Miss Gloria Kanemura (left) and Miss Joan Scott were runners-up in that order. All three are leaving Sunday by United Airlines for New York City …

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img Wilfred C. Tsukiyama and two men at an Anti-Communist rally in Honolulu (ddr-njpa-2-379)

Caption on reverse: "ANTI-COMMUNIST DRIVE LAUNCHED: Dr. Boris M. Stanfield (center), visiting professor of economics at the University of Hawaii, was the principal speaker at an Anti-Communist rally sponsored by the Hawaii Residents' association (IMUA) last night at the American Legion hall, Kapiolani Blvd. and McCully street. Pictured with him are John F. Harper (left), president …

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doc Photographs and article regarding Nobusuke Kishi visiting Honolulu (ddr-njpa-4-428)

Article title [translation]: "Prime Minister Kishi Cheerily Calls at Port He Is Proud of Significant Role of People of Japanese Ancestry He Announces His Message at the Airport."

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img Shiro Kido and family posing with leis (ddr-njpa-4-398)

Caption on front: "MOVIE MOGUL AND FAMILY HERE: Shiro Kido, president of Shochiku Company, Japan's largest movie producers, and his wife (right) and daughter Mitsue (left) are pictured at the airport as they arrived by Pan American Airways Saturday night en route home from the Venice International Film Festival. They'll leave for Tokyo via JAL tomorrow …

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doc Photograph and article regarding Kocho Otani in Brazil (ddr-njpa-4-1902)

Article title [translation]: "The head is moved by 400,000 overseas countrymen in Brazil. Archbishop Otani and his wife come to Hawaii."

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img Kocho Otani, his wife, and others wearing leis (ddr-njpa-4-1903)

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img Nobusuke Kishi shaking hands with Samuel Wilder King (ddr-njpa-4-427)

Caption on reverse: "JAPAN PREMIER GREETED HERE: Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi is shown being greeted by Governor Samuel Wilder King on his arrival here last night from Tokyo aboard a Japan Air Lines plane en route to Washington, D.C. Looking on are Honolulu's Consul-General Hisaji Hattori, left, and Hirohide Ishida, chief secretary of Premier Kishi's …

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img Man explaining city planning project to others (ddr-njpa-2-430)

Caption on reverse: "OFF-STREET PARKING PROPONENTS HAVE THEIR SAY: Twenty persons spoke in favor of Honolulu's proposed $3,000,000 downtown off-street parking project at a three-hour public hearing held by the board of supervisors yesterday afternoon. George K. Houghtailing, city planning commission engineer, is shown explaining the plans, with Alva E. Steadman, president of Cooke Trust Co., …

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img Judge J. Frank McLaughlin, a new customs collector and his predecessor (ddr-njpa-2-1030)

Caption on front: "NEW HAWAII CUSTOMS COLLECTOR TAKES OATH: Federal Judge J. Frank McLaughlin (left) is showing James P. Winne his commission after administering the oath of office as Hawaii's new collector of customs at 10 this morning in the federal courtroom. Looking on at the right is Warde C. Hiberly, veteran deputy customs collector, who …

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img Samuel Wilder King posing with members of his cabinet (ddr-njpa-2-1009)

Caption on reverse: "GOVERNOR GREETS NEW CABINET MEMBERS: Governor King (elft [sic]) is shown greeting two new members of his cabinet -- Michael M. Miyake (center), territorial auditor, and William W. Wachter, superintendent of public works. Miyake recently resigned as a deputy attorney general to take his new post, while Wachter was formerly with the University …

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img Harold Kainalu Long Castle and Neal Blaisdell reading plaque at the Pali Golf Course clubhouse (ddr-njpa-2-128)

Caption on reverse: "PALI GOLF CLUBHOUSE DEDICATED: Philanthropist Harold K. L. Castle (left) and Mayor Neal S. Blaisdell read the inscription on the plaque at the new $133,000 Pali golf course clubhouse, named "Kainalu," at yesterday afternoon's dedication ceremony. The plaque reads: 'Kainalu Clubhouse in honor of Harold K. L. Castle, through whose generosity the Pali …

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img Samuel Wilder King being shown a poster (ddr-njpa-2-103)

Caption on reverse: "HIRE THE HANDICAPPED WEEK: Carroll L. Bryant, manager of the Hawaii Chapter of the American Red Cross, is showing Gov. Samuel Wilder King a poster for the observance, starting Oct. 4, of National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week, of which he has been appointed local chairman by the governor. Looking on at the …

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img Felix B. Stump and Arthur W. Radford shaking hands on an aircraft carrier (ddr-njpa-2-930)

Caption on reverse: "TOP MILITARY COMMANDER IN PACIFIC CHANGES: Admiral Arthur W. Radford, left, is shown shaking hands with his successor, Admiral Felix B. Stump, after being relieved of his duties as commander-in-chief, Pacific and U.S. Pacific Fleet, at colorful and impressive change-of-command ceremonies aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge at Pearl Harbor this morning. After …

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img A Honolulu Optimist Club member receiving an award, posing with others (ddr-njpa-2-417)

Caption on reverse: "OPTIMIST OF THE YEAR: Chinn Ho (third from left), who rose from bank clerk to president of the multi-million dollar Capital Investment Co., was announced yesterday as Honolulu's Optimist of the Year. The award was presented by C. Lease Bussard (extreme left), Optimist International president, at a luncheon meeting of the Optimist Club …

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img Three men holding a Pan American publicity poster (ddr-njpa-2-598)

Caption on reverse: "BBB REPORTS GREATEST GROWTH: The Better Business Bureau of Honolulu, Inc., reported its greatest growth in point of service during 1948 at its 4th annual meeting yesterday noon at Queen's Surf. Above, left to right, are: Willis K. Leong, who was elected to succeed Cecil G. Benny as president of the organization, Wrex …

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img Admiral Arthur W. Radford and Rear Admiral Charles C. Hartman (ddr-njpa-1-1456)

Caption on reverse: Adm. Radford welcomes Adm. Hartman: Adm. Arthur W. Radford (left), commander-in-chief of the Pacific Fleet, is shown greeting Rear Adm. Charles C. Hartman, commander of Cruiser Division Three, aboard the U.S. heavy cruiser Helena which arrived at Pearl Harbor from the Korean war zone yesterday afternoon. Arriving with the Helena were the heavy …

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img Juan Trippe with Urban E. Wild and Ingram M. Stainback (ddr-njpa-1-2114)

Caption on reverse: "PAA President Trippe honored by chamber: Juan T. Trippe (center), president of Pan American World Airways, who has been here for PAA's annual directors' meeting, was honored at a luncheon given by the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce Thursday noon at Queen's Surf. Flanking him are Urban E. Wild, left, president of the Honolulu …

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img Four Miss Hawaii pageant finalists posing for a photograph (ddr-njpa-2-387)

Caption on reverse: "MISS HAWAII PAGEANT FINALISTS: Pictured above are the four young women who were chosen last night as finalists in the preliminary round of the 1951 Miss Hawaii pageant sponsored by the Honolulu Junior Chamber of Commerce. They will compete in the finals Thursday at 7:30 p.m. against four more finalists who will be …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 13 No. 155 (July 1941) (ddr-pc-13-6)

Selected article titles: "'We Stand Ready to Uphold Us'" (p. 1), "Response to USO, Defense Bond Drives" (p. 1), "About Nisei in Hawaii" (p. 2), "Liberty in Times of Crises" (p. 4), "Kitagawa Stresses Nisei Loyalty" (p. 11).

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img Silver Beaver Award winners (ddr-njpa-2-23)

Caption on newspaper clipping: "SILVER BEAVERS: Morley Theaker congratulates Silver Beaver Award winners. They are: left to right, Paul K. Lau, Wallace Chee Yau Chow, Riley H. Allen, and George K. Matsumoto. -- (Hawaii Times photo by Seiki Kamimura)."

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img Paul Withington and other members of Territorial Boxing Commission (ddr-njpa-2-1034)

Caption on reverse: "NEW BOXING COMMISSION TAKES OFFICE: The newly-appointed Territorial Boxing commission gathered for its first official meeting yesterday at the commission office. Four members of the outgoing board were present to greet in the new fight moguls. Their nominations confirmed by the territorial senate only last week, members of the new board are as …

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doc Two Honolulu ikebana association leaders (ddr-njpa-4-2501)

Caption on front: "Presented above, left to right, are new President Miss Hisako Kurakake and Immediate Past President Mrs. Pearl Jensen of the Honolulu, Hawaii Chapter of the Ikebana International, which held its annual installation banquet yesterday in the Diamond Head Suite of the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel. Chapter officers for the 1963-1964 term are president, …

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img Kocho Otani, his wife, and others wearing leis (ddr-njpa-4-1896)

Caption on reverse: "CHIEF ABBOT AND PARTY ARRIVE: Chief Abbot Kocho Otani of the Higashi Hongwanji sect, Mrs. Otani and three members of their party arrived here yesterday afternoon aboard the President Cleveland for a two-week stay before resuming their trip to the mainland. Seated are Chief Abbot and Mrs. Otani, and standing, left to right, …

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img Four men looking at the Johnson Hall dedication plaque (ddr-njpa-2-1026)

Caption on reverse: "NEW U.H. RESIDENCE HALL FOR MEN DEDICATED: The new $350,000 residence hall for men at the University of Hawaii at 2555 Dole Street, opposite Cooke Field, was dedicated yesterday at 4 p.m. The building, dedicated to those who served the cause of freedom in the armed services, is the third unit of the …

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