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A beachgoer relaxed in a hammock silhouetted by the late afternoon sun Tuesday near Queen's Surf Beach in Waikiki.
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Oogway, a 14-year-old tortoise that belongs to Toby Driver, right, draws a crowd whenever he goes for a walk. The St. Louis Heights stroll
can be steep but Oogway plodded steadily up the hill Tuesday. Elizabeth Lilly, left, followed along with her mom, Eva Lilly.
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A beach visitor on his tube kept a wary eye on the wave splashing on the breakwater Tuesday at Kuhio Beach in Waikiki.
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Bicyclists were within yards of the finish line Sunday at Kapiolani Regional
Park after riding around the eastern end of Oahu, potentially to the
Windward side, and back, in the 36th Annual Honolulu Century Ride. More
than 1,700 cyclists began just after 6 a.m. at the park and pedaled in their
choice of distances in the 25-, 50-, 75- or 100-mile ride, presented by Japan
Air Lines. The Aloha Fun Ride was another, shorter option.
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Bicyclists rode
down the homestretch on Kalakaua Avenue.
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Ten-year-old Petelo Sefo enjoyed a splash in the waning days of summer with a sunset slide into the ocean Wednesday near the Waikiki
Natatorium. Fall officially begins with the autumn equinox at 10:02 a.m. Hawaii time on Friday.
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Pedestrians
were silhouetted
against a
clear sky
Wednesday
along Kuhio
Avenue in
Waikiki.
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Runners made their way around Magic Island on Tuesday, silhouetted by the late afternoon sun.
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Ukulele players of the Yokomitsu Ukulele Club of Hiroshima, Japan, took advantage of the sunny weather
and the shade of a large tree at Kapiolani Regional Park on Monday to rehearse for their performance at the
Royal Hawaiian Center later that day. Toshiyuki Yokomitsu, right, directed the group with assistant director
Hiroko Nagano, second from right. Mako Yamato, foreground left, and Konomi Nishiyama, of Hula Halau 'o
Le'ale'a, danced hula to the music.
COURTESY OF THE YMCA OF HONOLULU
Volunteers at the Nuuanu YMCA collected items
Saturday for the YMCA of Honolulu’s Kokua for
Houston’s Keiki donation drive. Drive-through
drop-off wraps up today from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at
1441 Pali Highway to fill a 40-foot Pasha Hawaii
shipping container that will be distributed to families
impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Items sought include new or unused sports gear, toys, games, books, crafts, school supplies and snacks. Monetary donations are
also being accepted. See ymcahonolulu.org.
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The Manoa Metro Tigers football team shoveled dirt Tuesday at their Manoa District Park practice field.
Head coach Nate Kia said he was grateful for his team's use of the park and was "paying it back" by leveling
off parts of the uneven field.
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Walkers deployed their umbrellas Monday as they made their way down a
rainy sidewalk along Kalakaua Avenue.
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Niki Minami reacted as her grandson, Matteo Minami, 7, splashed water on her during an afternoon out near the Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial on Wednesday afternoon.
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The American Red Cross of Hawaii, celebrating 100 years
of service, held a Historic Queen Liliuokalani Flag Raising
Ceremony on Thursday on the steps of Iolani Palace.
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Chevy Chevalier, above left, and Bo Kanekoa raised the
Red Cross fl ag over the palace as it was 100 years ago
during World War I. Dressed like fi remen in the 1850s,
Fire Inspector Nelson Makua, foreground at right, and
fi refi ghters from the Honolulu Fire Department
community relations department stood with fi re axes at
the ready.
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Suyeon You, left, bounced a soccer ball while Jiin
Park, Alyssa Lee and Justin Hur watched Monday at
Kapiolani Park. The four were participants in the Korean
Sports Festival being held at the park.
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A surfer took off on a sizable wave during a south swell on Sunday in Kakaako.
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