Waikiki, 1910–1985: Oral Histories

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Study of a community’s transformation from taro fields, duck ponds, and bungalows to nightclubs, curio shops, and towering hotels, as observed by fifty long-time residents, workers, and business operators. June 1985, 1999 pages, 3 volumes, photographs.

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Interviewee Minoru Aoki stands in Hamohamo Stream (no longer in existence) with surfboard, Waikiki, ca. 1920s. (Photo courtesy Minoru Aoki.)

Interviewee Minoru Aoki stands in Hamohamo Stream (no longer in existence) with surfboard, Waikiki, ca. 1920s. (Photo courtesy Minoru Aoki.)