Photo Gallery
Here's a sampling of recent photos taken by Advertiser photographers. Click the image for a full view.
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Shoppers squeeze through an aisle in their rush to grab gift items at K B Toys at Ala Moana Center. Day-after Thanksgiving sales lured early birds across the state. See story.
Jeff Widener • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Bill Durston of Leilani Nursery in Waimanalo has been growing 100,000 pots of poinsettias this season. With the exception of the winds in late November, which gave growers a scare, "it's been an exceptionally good year weather-wise," Durston said. Some markets already have poinsettias for sale. See story.
Jeff Widener • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Hope Dennis prepares to hit the ball during a game of croquet on one of the stretches of lawn at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa while competitors Brian Richardson and Phyllis Turnbull wait for their turn.
Deborah Booker • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Chanel Long, 7, of Waipahu, was among those who had their hair cut at Salon Bobbi N' Guy in the Ward Warehouse Nov. 30 for the Locks of Love charity. The nonprofit organization makes hairpieces for financially disadvantaged children with long-term medical hair loss. See story.
Deborah Booker • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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The state's first thunderstorm of the season dropped nearly 3 inches of rain on parts of O'ahu during a 12-hour period Dec. 1. Lightning was also reported. See story.
Jeff Widener • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Robert Feda of Diamond Head, left, Irene Mazurok of Pacific Heights and John Kim of Wilhemina Rise were among about 150 people who attended a World AIDS Day awareness and remembrance ceremony Dec. 1 at Church of the Crossroads. Gov. Linda Lingle was also in attendance.
Deborah Booker • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Gray skies and rainy weather didn't keep this person from having fun at Maunalua Bay in Hawai'i Kai.
Deborah Booker • The Honolulu Advertiser |
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Big Islanders woke up Dec. 2 to blue skies, sunshine and snow high up on Mauna Kea after a cold front dumped heavy rain on Hawai'i County.
Tim Wright • Special to The Advertiser |
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Under partly cloudy skies on a cool Wednesday morning, swimmers enjoy calm water off Ala Moana Beach Park as a Coast Guard ship cruises in the distance. After the recent siege of wet weather, O'ahu beachgoers were finding light winds and a lot more sun, thanks to a high-pressure area north of the state.
Jeff Widener • The Honolulu Advertiser |
