Hokulea's thrilling 1976 voyage to Tahiti and back ignited a spirit of pride across Polynesia and symbolized the importance of the great voyaging culture of Hawai'i. On July 26, 1976, canoes in the water and crowds on landed greed Hokulea on her return from Tahiti. IMAGE FROM THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER ARCHIVES
his photo is from The Advertiser's archives. There is little information filed with it. The date 1868 is written on the back, with the notation "Old Waikiki." IMAGE FROM THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER ARCHIVES
1959, what is now Ala Moana Center was a broad expanse of coral fill. IMAGE FROM THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER ARCHIVES