Photo Gallery 
Here's a sampling of recent photos taken by Advertiser photographers. Click the image for a full view.
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Cathleen Pomponio, left, of Manoa, does battle with Tom McClintock of Hawai'i Kai at the fourth annual Hawaii Open Fencing Classic at Blaisdell Center. McClintock defeated Pomponio, 15-8. The competition drew fencing enthusiasts statewide and from the Mainland.
Eugene Tanner • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Wilfred Au from the In Kwai Cultural Club waits for customers to buy narcissuses at the Chinese Cultural Plaza.
Jeff Widener • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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City Florist's Hanako Umeda, 93, helps out with the last-minute rush for orders at the shop for Valentine's Day. Umeda may not be the quickest flower arranger, but she perfectly placed stems into green foam blocks.
Richard Ambo • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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University of Hawaii students Kana Taniguchi, left, and Valuncha Pichaya try on traditional Japanese summer kimonos at the East West Fest 2002, an annual cultural fair at the East-West Center on the University of Hawai'i campus.
Jeff Widener • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Chris Ferguson of Diamond Head uses a device to control the movements of his Surf Monster toy, which caught some waves at Point Panic. The Surf Monster did "pretty good" on his first outing to the ocean, Ferguson said.
Bruce Asato • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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A copy of the national Iwo Jima memorial was installed at Marine Corps Base Hawai'i, Kane'ohe Bay. The 7,500-pound bronze statue of U.S. servicemen planting the flag on Iwo Jima in World War II will be dedicated March 16.
Gregory Yamamoto • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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The Formosa Dance Group of Hawaii visited Pearl Ridge Elementary School to help ring in the Year of the Horse on the Chinese new year's day.
Bruce Asato • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Kati Olson of White Bear Lake, Minn., gets acquainted with a resident of the Dolphin Quest program at the Kahala Madarin Hotel.
Jeff Widener • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Ducklings follow their mother down the street of a Kainalu neighborhood in Kailua.
Deborah Booker • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Christina Kaneshiro, 14, of Mililani cuddled her dog, Pom Pom, while watching live lunch-hour entertainment at Bishop Square downtown.
Eugene Tanner • The Honolulu Advertiser |
