Photo Gallery 
Here's a sampling of recent photos taken by Advertiser photographers. Click the image for a full view.
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George Watanabe decorates 'Iolani Palace with Hawaiian flags in preparation for the commemoration of King David Kalakaua's birthday Nov. 16. Watanabe is a member of the maintenance staff for the former home of Hawai'i's monarchs.
Bruce Asato • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Marines wear uniforms reflecting different periods of Marine Corps history during a re-enactment of the famous flag raising on Iwo Jima at Marine Corps Base Hawai'i.
Cory Lum • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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5 year-old Maia Seguin of Waimanalo plays with a live storefront window display — a cat — along River Street in Chinatown. The glass provided security for both.
Cory Lum • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Braden Dias rides a wall of water during the Xcel Pro Surf Meet at Sunset Beach, where waves reached the 10- to 12-foot range Nov. 8. The big surf marks the beginning of the winter surf season on the North Shore.
Deborah Booker • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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John Lessary Jr., whose hand was injured in a grenade attack during the Korean War, offers a salute at the Veterans Day ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl.
Jeff Widener • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Sumiko Asato, left, and Harriet Kobashigawa visited the grave marker of their brother, Kosei Nakamura, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific yesterday, as they do every Veterans Day. Nakamura was killed in action in 1944 while the sisters were in grade school. They also visit the grave marker on Memorial Day and during the O-Bon season, as well as at other times of the year.
Bruce asato • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Brooke Berrett, from Salt Lake, holds on to her beach mat on a windy day at Kailua Beach Park while Cliff Berrett of Las Vegas kicks back and relaxes.
Jeff Widener • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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A pedestrian uses an umbrella to shade herself from the afternoon sun during a walk earlier this week across the bridge linking River Mall and College Walk downtown.
Gregory Yamamoto • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Luke Ibuos goes for a stroll with his 11-month-old son, Brian, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church's Parke Chapel.
Jeff Widener • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Two students from Epiphany Elementary School leave Kaimuki Park after their physical education class finished its exercises.
Deborah Booker • The Honolulu Advertiser |
