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Entries from March 20th, 2010

Two anniversaries: George Steele and Starbulletin.com

March 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments · History, Media

Just a short note to call attention to two key anniversaries that slipped by this week without notice. Last Saturday, March 13, was the 7th anniversary of the death of George Steele, a friend and key player in the psychic life of the newsroom in the former Star-Bulletin (as distinct from it’s current incarnation). I [...]

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Aloha Week (1959) and Waikiki Surf Club finances (1954-58)

March 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments · History, John Lind Collection

Two more bits of history from the files of John Lind, my dad and founding president of the Waikiki Surf Club. First, a “News Bulletin to the Membership” from the organizers of Aloha Week in 1959, the year of Hawaii statehood. It begins with a long list of those involved at various layers of organization [...]

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