Photo Gallery 
Here's a sampling of recent photos taken by Advertiser photographers. Click the image for a full view.
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Linda Cheng, 28, from Kahala, tries out a trampoline set up on Bishop Street as part of the Downtown Ho'olaule'a for the Aloha Festivals. See story.
Jeff Widener • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Zeia Isberner, at left, and Michelle Carrasca prepare for a ride with Dangerous Curves Hawaii, the state's only all-female motorcycle group. Members get together once or twice a month and say they feel empowered riding with other women. Some members have statements on their bikes such as Brittany Durchuck's bumper sticker: "Girls Must Be Obeyed!" See story.
Jeff Widener • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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At a miniature atoll on exhibit at the Hawai'i Maritime Center, eighth-graders Thomas Kondo, left, and Kaua Moss, both 12, investigate the (stuffed) bird life. The exhibit, opening to the public Oct. 5, offers a hands-on look at how research is being done in the environmentally fragile Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. See story.
Bruce Asato • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Newly naturalized U.S. citizens took the spotlight in a Citizenship Day Program at the Neal Blaisdell Center, many singing "God Bless America" through tears. Front row, from left: Bao Yuan Lei, Flerita Takemoto, Vivian Garcia and Anita Chow. See story.
Gregory Yamamoto • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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The Sheraton Hotels float headed down Kalakaua Avenue in the 55th Annual Aloha Festivals Floral Parade. The float won the Governor's Prize, while the Hilton Hawaiian Village float received the grand prize award. See story.
Cory Lum • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Travis Hirayama, 12, a seventh-grader at Mililani Middle School, encourages adults to vote in the elections. Political science teacher Kurumi Kaapana-Aki is leading the school's election project, which focuses on the importance of voting. See story.
Eugene Tanner • The Honolulu Advertiser |
