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Uncontrolled growth in Hawaii has been accompanied by an apparent unconcern by federal officials in Washington. A Hawaiian living in the low-rent Palolo Valley district said last summer in a community meeting, "If we threaten to secede, Washington's response will be 'so What...
RECENT bickering between shipping managers and longshoremen (both within mainland-owned firms like Seatrain and Hawaiian companies with large mainland interests) has resulted in several labor strikes that have crippled Hawaii...
...range of foods from many lands to be sampled includes Indonensian "satay" (beef tidbits on bamboo skewers), Polish "golabki" (stuffed cabbage), German potato salad and American barbecued ribs. Others include Armenian, Bengali, Chinese, Egyptian, French, Greek, Hawaiian, Indian, Irish, Italian, Portuguese, Scottish, Turkish and Ukrainian dishes. For those with a sweet tooth there will be many pastries and an international candy booth...
...whose only deficiency has been inconsistency. Holt's strong arm makes him a better long passer than Stoeckel, and he is not afraid to put the football in the air. Last year Holt completed 13 of 26 passes for 172 yards and one touchdown in late game appearances. The Hawaiian native is a good runner with power and speed, but will probably play second fiddle to Stoeckel this year...
...around it, the state fair is big business now. Seeking to lure people away from their TV sets, the State Fair Board spent $1.3 million to give a showbiz touch to the event. This year's theme is Hawaii, and so lots of the girls appear in ersatz Hawaiian print dresses. Ordinary sno-cones become "Hawaiian delights," and the entrance to the fairgrounds is crowned by wooden cutout pineapples. Fair Director Fulk offers a rationale: "People in the islands eat a lot of pork, and Iowa is a big producer of pork, so we should know all about Hawaii...