100 Years Ago
1912 - The People's Store Ltd. will open Monday under the management of Ben Guerrero. There will be a formal opening in the evening with ice cream will be passed out and a concert given.
75 Years Ago
1937 - Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. Rice entertained at their home in Maluhia after the polo game on Monday. About 60 or 70 guests wended their way up to Makawao to enjoy a buffet dinner and dance. Among many special guests were Mr. and Mrs. Charles (Buddy) Rogers.
50 Years Ago
1962 - The Best Dining In Lahaina! Superb Sea Food, Charcoal-Broiled Corn Fed Beef. Our Saturday special is Curry Bombe. Cocoanut Grove, Lahaina, Next to the Baldwin Packers Cannery.
25 Years Ago
1987 - Lahaina restaurateur Gerard Reversade has signed the papers and will be moving up Lahainaluna Road a block to a new location. "A real first class joint," says Gerard.
10 Years Ago
2002 - It turns out that the soon-to-be-newest Hawaiian community on the island might actually be one of the oldest. Beneath a blanket of brush where Keokea homesteaders will soon begin building their long-awaited homes on 2-acre agricultural lots, archaeologists have found what could be the remnants of a once-flourishing farming village that was first settled 800 years ago or longer.100 Years Ago
* "Looking Back Through The Maui News" is a weekly feature compiled by Gail Ainsworth.
