Hawaii Information

50 years ago at Unity, ‘It was a great time to be a kid’ (The Champaign News-Gazette)

Alaska and Hawaii became states, television viewers were tuning in to "Gunsmoke" and "Father Knows Best" and kids were dancing to the music of Elvis Presley and Bobby Darin. The year was 1959, and the present Unity High School building was dedicated. The first class to graduate from that school ... Continue reading 50 years ago at Unity, ‘It was a great time to be a kid’ (The Champaign News-Gazette) »

Born: October 13, 1953 | Died: April 3, 2009 (All About Jazz)

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John King adored Hawaii, though he lived there for only a few years as a boy. The “Hawaiian roomâ€� in his Florida home was stuffed with hundreds upon hundreds of hula dolls, leis and other artifacts. Continue reading Born: October 13, 1953 | Died: April 3, 2009 (All About Jazz) »

John King adored Hawaii, though he lived there for only a few years as a boy. The Hawaiian room in his Florida home … (All About Jazz)

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He once owned 400 Hawaiian shirts, more than enough to wear a different one every day of the year which he was proud to do. Is it a surprise that Mr. King played the ukulele? Continue reading John King adored Hawaii, though he lived there for only a few years as a boy. The Hawaiian room in his Florida home … (All About Jazz) »

John King – famed ukulele player – dies (San Francisco Chronicle)

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John King adored Hawaii, though he lived there for only a few years as a boy. The "Hawaiian room" in his Florida home was stuffed with hundreds upon hundreds of hula dolls, leis and other artifacts. He once owned 400 Hawaiian shirts, more than enough to wear... Continue reading John King – famed ukulele player – dies (San Francisco Chronicle) »