Photo Gallery 
Here's a sampling of recent photos taken by Advertiser photographers. Click the image for a full view.
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Honolulu resident Danne Todt hopes the journey was worth it as he prepares his camera to capture a beautiful sunset at Ka'ena Point, the westernmost point on O'ahu.
Cory Lum • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Jill Hirota of Waialua Elementary School gets a nose-rub greeting from Rika Hotere, a performer with the Polynesian Cultural Center. Thursday, Hirota received Hawai'i's top teacher award, an honor sponsored by the center.
Cory Lum • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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These two doves evidently decided to lighten up on fixtures after getting down with shoppers at Ala Moana Center.
Jeff Widener • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Noah Dewan, who will be 2 years old in January, plays with some of his feathered friends in Old Stadium Park in Mo'ili'ili. Playing with these birds is one of Noah's favorite things to do, says his mother, Pamela Fabian.
Bruce Asato • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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This torii is half the size of the original in Japan. The gateway, raised in Mo'ili'ili, is a gift from Honolulu's sister city of Hiroshima. See story.
Richard Ambo • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Isabel Silva holds great-granddaughter Taylor-Ann Silva-Perez, 18 months, outside her home. Silva and neighbor Iola Seymour decorate their yards every year for Halloween. See story.
Eugene Tanner • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Oct. 15 demonstrated its firefighting capability at the Army's Makua Valley training area as the Army prepares to resume live-fire training in the valley the next day. See story.
Bruce Asato • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry receive orders after clearing the trenches of "Objective Deer" during their first day back training in Makua Valley. Strong winds stopped them from conducting blank-ammo exercises. See story.
Bruce Asato • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Isaac Oclinaria offers a prayer in Hawaiian Oct. 17 for the first training exercise in Makua Valley in three years. See story.
Bruce Asato • The Honolulu Advertiser |
