1970 was a year of renaissance for Hawaii, as a booming tourism industry went hand in hand with a cultural restoration movement.
Hawaii was the place to be for beaches, resorts, and culture... as long as you were in a position to pay for it all.
Here are 21 photos of what life looked like in Hawaii durning the 1970s.
1
Hawaii Oahu Hilton
Hawaiian Village on Waikiki Beach, post card.
2
Honolulu
Hawaii, August 1978.
3
“My Parents”
Getting married in Hawaii, 1977.
4
Surfing
Diamond head, Hawaii.
5
Convenience Store
Honolulu.
6
Wedding in Hawaii
Colorful in the 1970s.
7
Hawaii Airport
Dusk, 1978.
8
Young Woman
On her honeymoon in Hawaii, 1976.
9
A Hawaiian Postcard
Mid 1970s.
10
Family Party
Hawaii in the 1970s.
11
“Welcome to Hawaii”
Family on vacation in 1970.
12
Hawaii Ad
Tourism from a magazine.
13
Gas Station
Hawaii, 1970s.
14
Surfers
Competing in a Duke Kahanamoku event in Hawaii, opening ceremony.
15
Vacationing in Hawaii
Mother and daughter, 1970s.
16
“Meeting Henry Winkler”
Hawaii, 1970’s.
17
Bike Taxi
Honolulu, 1978.
18
Elvis
Performs the Honolulu International Center hosted Elvis’s "Aloha From Hawaii" special.
19
View of Waikiki Beach
Hawaii postcard, 1970s.
20
Scuba Diving at Six Years Old
Hawaii circa 1970.
