Photo Gallery 
Here's a sampling of recent photos taken by Advertiser photographers. Click the image for a full view.
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Kolby Nemelka, 14, visiting from Utah, slides through the shore break at Waikiki Beach. |
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Shuzo Matsumoto of Yokohama, Japan, blows up an inflatable raft on Waikiki Beach as his 1-year-old daughter, Nanami, takes a nap.
Jeff Widener • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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High surf closed beaches on O'ahu's North Shore. Lifeguards were cautioning wave watchers, like these at Waimea Beach Park, about standing dangerously close to wave surges.
Deborah Booker • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Kiana Mae Colbert, 2, plays with her first sparkler at her great-grandmother's house in Nu'uanu. She indicated it may be her last. See story.
Gregory Yamamoto • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Fireworks light up the night sky with vivid colors viewed from Kaka'ako Basin.
Gregory Yamamoto • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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The Keyamuras, mother Reiko, father Eiji, and son Leo, 2, admire the newest member of the family, Eika. Eika was the first child born in Hawai'i in 2003. See story.
Richard Ambo • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Hula and Tahitian dancers performed in front of the grandstand as part of the Hawai'i contribution to the annual Rose Parade at Pasadena, Calif. See photo gallery.
Armando Arorizo • Special to The Advertiser |
