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Arrival on Oahu, Rev. Dr. Paul Toms of Park Street Congregational Church, Boston, Massachusetts, leading a group of church ladies on a tour of Hawaii, July ©1967.
Arrival on Oahu, Rev. Dr. Paul Toms of Park Street Congregational Church, Boston, Massachusetts, leading a group of church ladies on a tour of Hawaii, July ©1967.
Arrival on Hawaii, Rev. Dr. Paul Toms of Park Street Congregational Church, Boston, Massachusetts, leading a group of church ladies on a tour of Hawaii, July ©1967.
Arrival on Hawaii, Rev. Dr. Paul Toms of Park Street Congregational Church, Boston, Massachusetts, leading a group of church ladies on a tour of Hawaii, July ©1967.

My favorite aunt, Mary MacKenzie, was Dr. Toms’ secretary for many years. She is in both photos, with dark hair, at the top of the stairs in the middle, holding her sunglasses and camera, and on the second photo, fourth from the far left, again holding her sunglasses, up in the air. Dr. Toms, aka “Kahu,” is the somewhat impassive fellow in the dark suit and sunglasses looking more like a Secret Service agent … Hawaii-Five-O, here we come!