Whatever Happened to...? 

From time to time, the Honolulu Star-Bulletin's "Whatever Happened to ...?" column triggers memories of  almost-forgotten people and nostalgic places.  Click on the arrows below for updates: 

What ever happened to Patricia Lei Anderson, Miss Hawaii of 1962?

What ever happened to the Dole pineapple water tank?

Whatever happened to "Captain Honolulu," who had a TV show in the 1960s?

What ever happened to longtime Hawaii used car dealer Lippy Espinda?

What ever happened to Hawaiian singer and songwriter Kui Lee? Did he have any major hits other than the still popular "I'll Remember You"?

  What ever happened to the dummy Charlie McCarthy when ventriloquist Edgar Bergen took him to Tripler Hospital for dental work in 1966?

  What ever happened to Martin Denny?

  What ever happened to the motorized rickshaws that used to run through Waikiki?

  What ever happened to Michael Cannon, the 18-year-old Kahala resident who disappeared while hiking Tantalus on Christmas Day 1966?

  What ever happened to Red Rocha, UH coach of the "Fabulous 5"?

  What ever happened to Richard J. "Papa" Lyman Jr., former Bishop Estate trustee, agriculturalist, and territorial and state senator for Hawai`i?

  What ever happened to Oahu's 8 p.m. curfew signaled by whistles or sirens?

  What ever happened to billboards in Hawaii? There aren't any.

  What ever happened to the folklore there was a Big Island man on hand for President Lincoln's second inaugural address, "With malice toward none" -- any truth in that?

What ever happened to Ryan Kurosaki, 1970 Kalani High School graduate who played Oahu Interscholastic Association baseball, then went on to pitch for the University of Nebraska and later the St. Louis Cardinals, the first American of Japanese ancestry to play in the major leagues.

What ever happened to the first kiawe tree to grow in Hawaii, said to be the parent of all other kiawe trees here?

What ever happened to the first men to walk on the moon when they arrived in Hawaii after splashdown?

What ever happened to Club Hubba Hubba, the strip bar downtown? 

What ever happened to the sport of pigeon racing in Hawaii?

What ever happened to Jackie Pung, Hawaii's first woman U.S. Amateur Golf Champion, who later became a touring professional golfer?

  What ever happened to Butch Williams, one of the "naked waiters" who entertained patrons at the Dunes nightclub during the early '70s?

What ever happened to Henry "Prince" Oana, a Hawaiian who pitched for the Detroit Tigers?

What ever happened in the great Oahu rabies scare of the latter 1960s?

What ever happened to Willows Restaurant on Hausten Street in Moiliili, the real place for Hawaii dining?

Whatever happened to piano player Bobby Enriquez?

What ever happened to the tree Franklin Roosevelt is supposed to have planted in Hawaii?

  What ever happened to the sculpture Adam, the 7-foot brass-and-iron work that was missing a long time from the University of Hawaii?

What ever happened to the widow of Kenji Osano, the billionaire who began buying Hawaii hotels in the 1960s before the rush of Japanese investment?

  What ever happened to a 1970 first baseman in the local Puerto Rican League, Chris Chambliss, who later made it big in the majors?

What ever happened when President Kennedy visited Hawaii?

What ever happened to the golden eagle that once soared in Kaua`i skies?

What ever happened to Sammy Amalu?

What ever happened to Johnny Pineapple, whose legal name is David Ka`ônohi, who performed Hawaiian music in such spots as New York's Lexington Hotel and Stork Club and Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago?

What ever happened to the original Kamehameha statue? Was it really lost at sea?

What ever happened to former Miss America 1992 Carolyn Sapp?

What ever happened to former Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau poster girls Rose Marie Alvaro and Mae Beimes?

What ever happened to "Aku Head Pupule"?

What ever happened to John Rowles who used to sing "Cheryl Moana Marie" at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel?

What ever happened to the bear that was seen over the years by hikers in the mountains of O`ahu?

What ever happened to Myles Fukunaga, who had kidnapped and murdered the Jamieson child for ransom in either the 1920s or early 1930s?

What ever happened to world-famous artist Margaret Keane?

What ever happened to former Hawaii entertainer Liz Damon-Taylor?

What ever happened to Francis Keala, former Honolulu police chief? Wasn't he chief during the filming of the original "Hawaii Five-0"?

  What ever happened to Johnny Williams, a 1907 Punahou graduate and the first person from Hawaii to make it to the major leagues?

What ever happened to Granny Goose from KGMB radio?

What ever happened to Randy Crossley, the Republican and prominent isle businessman who ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1966 and 1974?

What ever happened to George Mills, elected a state senator in 1970 and a sometime candidate in other elections?

© 2002 Aunty D
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