Photo Gallery
Here's a sampling of recent photos taken by Advertiser photographers. Click the image for a full view.
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• Photo gallery: Lining up for 'Idol' tryouts
• UH vs. Rice photo gallery
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Miss Hawai'i Kanoelani Gibson gets a hug from Jan Tanner of Kaimuki at Honolulu airport as she returns home from the Miss America Pageant in Ocean City, N.J. Gibson, the first runner-up, won a $40,000 scholarship. See story and see Miss Hawai'i 2003 special.
Rebecca Breyer • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Bodyboarders head back to shore along the rock wall off Duke Kahanamoku Beach in Waikiki.
Gregory Yamamoto • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Chamber Music Hawaii's Honolulu Brass performed at Restaurant Row Sept. 17. Wade Butin, left, entertains on the French horn, while Ken Hafner plays the trumpet. The event was part of the "Arts With Aloha" week. Chamber Music Hawaii is an organization composed of three Honolulu Symphony Orchestra-based chamber ensembles — the Honolulu Brass, the Spring Wind Quintet and the Galliard String Quartet.
Jeff Widener • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Chandra Shih, right, senior and student body president at La Pietra, leads the singing of "Happy Birthday" at the celebration of the school's 40th anniversary. For more, visit www.lapietra.edu.
Bruce Asato • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Staff Sgt. Patrick Sterling, among 51 Marines who returned Sept. 16 to Marine Corps Base Hawai'i after more than seven months of duty in Kuwait and Iraq, makes up for lost time with daughter Kuuipo, 4.
Eugene Tanner • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Glenn Okazaki and partner Anne Ho enjoy ballroom dancing for different reasons: He sees it as a form of escape for the mind and body, while dancing well makes her feel good about herself. See story.
Eugene Tanner • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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A jetliner roars over Sand Island on its final approach to Honolulu International Airport. During days with kona winds, jetliners make a close approach just offshore.
Richard Ambo • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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A firefighter battles a brushfire that began near the University of Hawai'i's Poamoho Experimental Farm in Waialua and spread over a few miles on Sept. 24. Several neighborhoods were evacuated and some roads were shut down. See story.
Gregory Yamamoto • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Swimmers disappear into the breakers at Sandy Beach despite the park's ever-present warning signs.
Deborah Booker • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Windward resident Bob Tavares uses a throw-net to fish in Ka'elepulu Stream near the intersection of Popoi'a and Kawailoa roads. The stream is popular with fishermen.
Eugene Tanner • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Marlene Kamakawiwo'ole, widow of song artist Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, drapes a lei over the newly unveiled bronze bust of "Bruddah Iz" at the Wai'anae Neighborhood Community Center. See story.
Bruce Asato • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Warren Hassett of Kailua and his son, Kamalei, 2, look over a vehicle that's part motorcycle, part Volkswagen at the VW auto show at Ala Moana Beach Park. See story.
Deborah Booker • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Honolulu artist Mark Brown works with oils on canvas to create an impressionistic rendering of one the large banyan trees at Queen's Surf beach in Waikiki. Brown's work attracted the attention of a number of passers-by.
Bruce Asato • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Mooloolaba team members pass through the victory tunnel after paddling to first place in the 25th annual Hawaii Modular Space Na Wahine O Ke Kaiin. See story.
Gregory Yamamoto • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Lahainaluna boarding student Josh Arata, 16, a senior from Ha'iku, tends to the 5-month old pigs that were born during his junior year. He began working with pigs during his freshman year and is now the foreman whose responsibility is to care for the animals. All boarders work on the farm raising pigs among other duties. See story.
Bruce Asato • The Honolulu Advertiser |
