Photo Gallery 
Here's a sampling of recent photos taken by Advertiser photographers. Click the image for a full view.
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Lion dancers from Lung Kong Physical Culture Club participated in the blessing of three dragon boats at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. The ceremony was a prelude to the eight annual AT&T Dragon Boat Festival to be held Aug. 9-10 at Ala Moana Beach Park. There's still time to form a team and register to participate in the dragon boat races. Call Gifford Chang at 951-0350 or go online to www.idealhawaii.com.
Eugene Tanner • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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The Japanese rock band TUBE gave a free concert at the Sheraton Moana Surfrider's Banyan Courtyard to an audience consisting mostly of Japan tourists. TUBE performed to help bolster the state's tourism industry and said it will donate $5,000 to Easter Seals Hawaii. See story.
Deborah Booker • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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A city-dwelling mynah bird checks on an egg nestled in a Kapi'olani Boulevard traffic light.
Deborah Booker • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Firefighter Kalai Miller — watched closely by Honolulu Fire Department helicopter pilot Eric Iwanaga and firefighter Lyndon Shima — rappeled from HFD's Fire 2 chopper during a rescue training exercise last week at Sandy Beach Park.
Richard Ambo • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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What may appear to be two men on a ski slope is but an illusion. The two are actually workers power washing the domed roof of Blaisdell Arena.
Deborah Booker • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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At Jefferson Elementary School in Waikiki, it was "Sprinkler Day" when the water was turned on for the annual beat-the-heat event. Principal Vivian Hee, who emphasized that the school staff supports water conservation, said the grass went without irrigation for a few days so the youngsters could splash and splurge.
Jeff Widener • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Two window washers six stories high decide a rest break is in order. Materials aside, they relax on the ledge of the Municipal Building in Honolulu, oblivious to the traffic below.
Deborah Booker • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Trish Malone gets some help from her boyfriend, Sgt. Adam Craycraft, while suiting up in combat gear for Jane Sapper Day at Schofield Barracks. Malone joined spouses of 65th Engineer Battalion soldiers who got to experience a day in the life of uniformed husbands and wives while undergoing drills and operating heavy equipment
Richard Ambo • The Honolulu Advertiser |
