Photo Gallery
Here's a sampling of recent photos taken by Advertiser photographers. Click the image for a full view.
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Four-year-old Ella Perrins of Salt Lake is drawn to the Makua and Kila statue in Waikiki. Makua and Kila are based on the Fred Van Dyke children's story that honors the Hawaiian values of love and respect for 'ohana and the ocean.
Rebecca Breyer The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Frank Condello, left, takes part in a re-enactment of the Boston Tea Party on board the Falls of Clyde. It was part of a program highlighting events that led up to the signing of the American Constitution. See story.
Deborah Booker The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Waipahu Elementary School teacher Heather Reynolds crowns Austin Aetonu, 7, for having a great day. See story.
Bruce Asato The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Supporters of Native Hawaiian activism, many of them students from Kamehameha Schools, march down Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki in a "response to attacks on Hawaiian rights." Hawaiian flags were carried upside down in protest. See story.
Deborah Booker The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Between giggles, 11-year-old Ke'ala Bertulfo of Kapahulu splashed around with her sister, La'akea, 3, at Sans Souci Beach in Waikiki.
Rebecca Breyer The Honolulu Advertiser |
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The Hokule'a left waters off Waikiki Sept. 7 for the first leg of a two-island voyage, with stops at Kaua'i and Nihoa. See story.
Rebecca Breyer The Honolulu Advertiser |
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The water show off Kuhio Beach in Waikiki got better and better, with surf growing to 6 feet during the second week of September.
Rebecca Breyer The Honolulu Advertiser |
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On a hot day at Ala Moana Park, this pigeon knew where to get water.
Gregory Yamamoto The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Sgt. Nathan Hoffman of Bravo Company took part in the Army's Lightning Thrust Warrior training, adapted to mimic conditions in Afghanistan. See story.
Jeff Widener The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Charlotte Keane, an emergency room nurse at Kuakini Medical Center, spent her day off helping to put up a display that pays tribute to those who died at the World Trade Center two years ago, including her brother Richard. See story.
Bruce Asato The Honolulu Advertiser |
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John Niebuhr of Kailua places a lei at the city's 9-11 memorial at Honolulu Hale in honor of his cousin, Diane Lipari. See story.
Richard Ambo The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Korean artist Kimsooja, now living in New York, is reflected in her artwork called "A Mirror Woman," on display at Honolulu Hale for the Crossings 2003 exhibit of Korean art. "Mirror Woman" is an expression of migration. See story.
Deborah Booker The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Clear skies earlier this month silhouetted a weather vane at Central Union Church against the moon. Sept. 12 was the Chinese celebration of the moon festival, which marks the autumn harvest.
Gregory Yamamoto The Honolulu Advertiser |
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The king and queen of the Aloha Festivals, from left, John Kalei Laimana Jr. and Wanda Kehaulani Kamauoha, marched from 'Iolani Palace Sept. 12 to mark the start of the 2003 Aloha Festivals, a six-week series of events and activities on six islands.
Rebecca Breyer The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Aileen Rombaoa of Waipahu knelt in respect as the royal family walked by at 'Iolani Palace. Traditional hula and chants introduced the Royal Court on the palace steps before the court proceeded to Bishop Street at Tamarind Park for a ho'olaule'a.
Rebecca Breyer The Honolulu Advertiser |

















