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‘Not much drama’ from summer’s last king tides

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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

The last king tides of the summer were expected to roll in Friday through today as an east swell built from the distant then-Hurricane Fernanda. While there was a high-surf advisory posted Saturday, there was “not much drama,” as Waikiki resident Stephany Sofos put it. Tourists navigated past sandbags Saturday at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort.

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PHOTO BY CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

Beachgoers at Waikiki on Saturday afternoon.

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A wave crashes at a homeless encampment at the beach near Kaiser’s surf spot in Waikiki.

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Sandbags barricade the Dairy Queen located in the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort on Saturday.