50s hawaii

Ajinomoto. Being stuck in Hawaii without money was horrible thing for any kid, living in a downtown local area on fringe Waikiki. Kapuhulu was the district.

Color photographs from Hawaii in 1959, the year the islands officially became America's 50th state.

1934- Hollywood's version of Polynesia opens at the Don the Beachcomber restaurant, the first example of "tiki style", where Polynesian crafts, gods, & even people decorate white fantasies of easy island life. Hawaii will become the focus in 1959, when it is made a state as well as the fictional setting of the first exotic-location-detective television series, Hawaiian Eye. Elvis will sell the dream in the musical Blue Hawaii, followed by Paradise Hawaiian Style, Hawaii Five-O, & Magnum PI.

Henry J. Kaiser bought Willys Overland Motors in 1953 and "Kaiser pink" (as well as lesser numbers of blue and green) Willys Jeeps soon became ubiquitous in the islands. This one is at the beachfront of Kaiser's 1955 Hawaiian Village Hotel with the 1957 Ocean Tower in the background. Pre-zip Mike Roberts Hawaii Color Card. Photo details - 1957-60 red & white Hawaii license plate on the jeep - 1959 registration sticker on the right windshield (mahalo Hebneh) - Duke Kahanamoku manmade lagoon…

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Even before Hawaii became a state in 1959, it was a top tourist destination - and for good reason. See how the tropical islands looked back in the fifties!