Photo Gallery 
Here's a sampling of recent photos taken by Advertiser photographers. Click the image for a full view.
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At the opening of the Filipino Community Center, children of the Filipiniana Dance Troupe perform a traditional welcoming dance with a local twist: Instead of a crown of flowers, they hold red-white-and-blue lei. See story.
Photos by Bruce Asato • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Master I Jiao from the Buddha Light Association blesses one of three dragon boats next to the Hilton Hawaiian Village on Waikiki Beach in preparation for the 7th Annual AT&T Hawaii Dragon Boat Festival. After the blessing, the boats were launched.
Cory Lum • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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The women of Hale O Na Alii, foreground, were in attendance at Kamehameha Day ceremony in front of the King Kamehameha statue at Ali'iolani Hale on King Street.
Bruce Asato • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Dwayne Johnson, better known as The Rock, sported his trademark "People's Eyebrow" while addressing fans and the media. See story.
Bruce Asato • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Zhuo Ling, center, China's first representative in the Miss Universe pageant, participated in a fund raising fashion show with other models at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki. See story.
Deborah Booker • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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The Kai Poha Canoe Club's men's golden masters crew won its race at the Manu O Ke Kai Regatta. Lokahi finished with 62 points to edge Manu O Ke Kai (58) and Kane'ohe (56). Lokahi snapped Kane'ohe's season-opening, three-regatta Hui Wa'a win streak. See story.
Eugene Tanner • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Twelve-year-old Bao Mason of Kalihi launches himself from the seawall in Waikiki on a hot and humid Kamehameha Day.
Jeff Widener • The Honolulu Advertiser |
