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Retired electrician’s garden is guarded by statues

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Stanley Morita stands in the front portion of his plant-and-sculpture garden at his Kalihi home.

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Of all the statues in his garden, Morita’s favorite is of a boy and girl, located near his front steps.

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Stanley Morita stands in his sculpture garden in back of his Kalihi home.

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Stanley Morita’s garden includes Stormtroopers (far left) protecting his entry way, Chinese statues, his favorite piece of two young children (center).

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Chinese statues, one of his favorite piece, humming bird decor.

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Some of the sculptures in Morita’s garden weigh as much as 300 pounds. He chains up some of the lighter ones to keep them from “walking away.”