Friday, February 03, 2012
Island Images
As of Saturday, July 17, 2010
By Star-Advertiser Photographers
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jul 17, 2010
GLOBAL FELLOWSHIP: Delegates dressed in the traditional wardrobe of their native countries chatted yesterday at the Sheraton Waikiki Hawaii Ballroom prior to the beginning of the 2010 Baptist World Alliance Women's Leadership Conference. The Baptist World Alliance is a fellowship of 216 Baptist organizations with a membership of more than 37 million.
1 PADDLE, 2 PADDLE, 3 PADDLE ... | Chuck Inman paddled in Maunalua Bay Thursday with a pair of paddleboards in tow. He was preparing for a Kamehameha Schools ocean program.
Troy Caminos put the finishing touches yesterday on a highway sign workers had just replaced at the intersection of Nimitz Highway and Sand Island Access Road. The sign was replaced because it was faded and damaged by graffiti.
A LITTLE FLYING FOLLY: Kai Phouthavong, 3, got a little tangled in the tail of his new kite, which his father, Pompidou Phouthavong, was flying with him yesterday at Ala Moana Beach Park.
40 YEARS OF STRUMMING | Many gathered at Kapiolani Park Bandstand yesterday for the 40th Annual Ukulele Festival. The audience was treated to hours of entertainment by Herb Ohta Jr., David Kamakahi, Jon Yamasato, Scott Agena, Tommy D and many other local musicians. Roy Sakuma, right, helped the My Ukulele Group with "My Ukulele Song."
Also on the lineup was Kyas Ryo, winner of the Fourth Annual Kiwaya Ukulele Contest in Japan. He wowed the audience and showed that he deserved the title.
The Yamaha Ukulele School from Japan take to the stage at the Kapiolani Park Bandstand as they play "Country Roads" with dancer Niulani Akane providing visual accompaniment, part of the 40th annual Ukulele Festival.
Herb Ohta, jr. and his band, (left-to-right) David Kamakahi on uke, Jon Yamasato on guitar and Scott Agena on bass, played a set that included Stevie Wonder's "Sir Duke," part of the 40th annual Ukulele Festival.
The youthful players of the My Ukulele Group sing and play "My Ukulele Song" on the steps of the Kapiolani Park Bandstand, part of the 40th annual Ukulele Festival.
Nico'o Salsac, ukulele player from France, performs in the 40th annual Ukulele Festival at the Kapiolani Park Bandstand.
Tommy D. performs some early rock and roll songs including "Runaway" in the 40th annual Ukulele Festival at the Kapiolani Park Bandstand.
Roy and Kathy Sakuma at the Kapiolani Bandstand with the players of the Ukulele Festival Band in back as they play "Venus" as part of the 40th annual Ukulele Festival.
JAMMIN' ON WHEELS | Luscious D of the Red Team tried to break through Black Team defenders Killah Kelly, left, and Calamity Crush in the Pacific Roller Derby match Saturday at Kamiloiki Community Park in East Honolulu.
PATH TO PEACE: The Honpa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple sponsored a Peace Walk on Friday from the Nuuanu temple to the Nagasaki Peace Bell Memorial on the grounds of City Hall. The Rev. Mary David carried origami cranes while walking along Beretania Street. The walk commemorated a pilgrimage by three Buddhist monks who carried an ember of the atomic flame from Nagasaki to its point of origin at the White Sands Missile Range in Trinity, N.M.
A WHOLE LOT OF HULA: Devynne Sue and other dancers of Halau O Na Pua Kukui, led by kumu hula Ed Collier, performed yesterday at the 33rd Prince Lot Hula Festival at Moanalua Gardens.
Dancers of Pua Alii Ilima, led by kumu hula Vicky Holt Takamine, performed yesterday at the 33rd Prince Lot Hula Festival at Moanalua Gardens.
BIEBER FEVER IN THE AIR | Tickets for the general public went on sale yesterday morning for Justin Bieber's concerts on Oct. 8 and 9 at the Blaisdell Arena. Kaylina Ayala waited in line at the Blaisdell box office, with her favorite poster of Bieber in hand.
OBSERVING LAHAINA NOON | Members of Geocaching, a global positioning system treasure hunting group, gathered at Skygate Park yesterday to observe the Lahaina noon at 12:37 p.m. Lahaina noon is a phenomenon that occurs in areas just south of the Tropic of Cancer when the sun is positioned directly overhead, thereby casting little shadow -- or none with perfectly straight objects. The "Skygate" sculpture, by Isamu Noguchi, produced a perfectly centered shadow on the concrete base below it.
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