Photo Gallery 
Here's a sampling of recent photos taken by Advertiser photographers. Click the image for a full view.
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Sandy the Christmas Sandman got a last-minute touch-up at the Job Corps facility last week in Waimanalo. From left, Johnny Fitimase, Klann Laik, Kijone Joseph and Nileb Phillip apply the finishing touches.
Cory Lum • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Pepper, a 10-year-old Dalmatian who lives with owner Fred Bodkin in Nu'uanu, got pepped up for the Jingle Bell Run last Saturday. The fun run, sponsored by The Honolulu Advertiser, began at Honolulu Hale. Bodkin said Pepper was running the race for the fifth time.
Eugene Tanner • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Iolani School youngsters fidget as they wait outside the Honolulu Academy of Arts Dec. 9 to see the Nativity display.
Jeff Widener • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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The lighting of the city's Christmas tree in front of Honolulu Hale Dec. 8 signaled the start of the 18th annual Honolulu City Lights, the city's seasonal festival.
Jeff Widener • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Three-year-old Alyssa Gries samples some freshly decorated holiday cookies at the Hawaii Children's Discovery Center, where pastry chef Casey Logsdon of Maui Wedding Cakes helped children decorate the treats Dec. 7. The center, in Kaka'ako Waterfront Park, is celebrating the holiday season with its "Winter Wonderland" exhibit.
Jeff Widener • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Wanda Givens licks the icing off her fingers after cutting a cake celebrating her 100th birthday. Monday's party at St. Joachim's Church in Punalu'u was her third celebrating 100. Givens, who was born on Dec. 12, 1902, can still recite the Gettysburg Address, as well as the names of every president of the United States. Up until a couple of years ago, she walked to church from her Punalu'u apartment.
Deborah Booker • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Beachgoers at Ala Moana Beach Park take in the day's last rays of sunlight. Sunday was one of the shortest days of the year, with just 10 hours, 50 minutes of daylight.
Gregory Yamamoto • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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A chambered Nautilus casts a reflection beneath the surface of its exhibit at Waikiki Aquarium. The creature is a survivor of a lineage that dates 500 million years.
Cory Lum • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Pearl Harbor survivor Manuel Magdalenos salutes aboard the USS Arizona Memorial, where a private commemoration was held to mark the 61st anniversary of the Japanese attack Dec. 7.
Cory Lum • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Brad Ryon (left-front), Andi Shluker, Kathy Fridovich (left-back), Noelani Lopez and Kathy Worden gaze out at the 830-acre wetland habitat in Kawai Nui marsh at a rock outcropping known as Na Pohaku o Hauwahine. They were among the two dozen participants in a Kailua wetland bird tour Dec. 7, which also visited the Hamakua Wetland and Ka'elepulu Pond. Members of 'Ahahui i ka Lokahi and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service led the tour.
Bruce Asato • The Honolulu Advertiser |
