Island Images: December 2017
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DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARADVERTISER.COM
After a day of swimming and cliff-jumping at Kapena Falls on Thursday, six high school students admired the sunset over the Honolulu skyline from a scenic lookout along Pali Highway near Wyllie Street in Nuuanu.
After a day of swimming and cliff-jumping at Kapena Falls on Thursday, six high school students admired the sunset over the Honolulu skyline from a scenic lookout along Pali Highway near Wyllie Street in Nuuanu.
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Evelyn Arcentales (left), 2.5 years old, and her sister Lana. 4 years old. drove back home from the pool in their motorized jeep in Kaneohe on Wednesday afternoon. The toy vehicle was the big Christmas present which the girls wanted according to their mother, Megan.
Evelyn Arcentales (left), 2.5 years old, and her sister Lana. 4 years old. drove back home from the pool in their motorized jeep in Kaneohe on Wednesday afternoon. The toy vehicle was the big Christmas present which the girls wanted according to their mother, Megan.
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JAMM AQUINO/ JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
A man was silhouetted in the setting sun while walking Thursday at Magic Island in Honolulu.
A man was silhouetted in the setting sun while walking Thursday at Magic Island in Honolulu.
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BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM
Dancers with the Ala Moana Hula Show added some holiday cheer to their regular shows on Centerstage at the mall, incorporating popular Christmas songs into their colorful 20-minute presentations, which starts at 1 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays (their Keiki Hula Show runs on Sundays). The Christmas-themed shows began in mid-November and will run through Saturday, with the regular shows returning Dec. 26.
Dancers with the Ala Moana Hula Show added some holiday cheer to their regular shows on Centerstage at the mall, incorporating popular Christmas songs into their colorful 20-minute presentations, which starts at 1 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays (their Keiki Hula Show runs on Sundays). The Christmas-themed shows began in mid-November and will run through Saturday, with the regular shows returning Dec. 26.
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DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Among the first passengers getting off the plane in Honolulu was a family from Osaka consisting of wife Miyuki Yamaguchi, husband Justin Beikler and daughters Nina Yamaguchi-Beikler, 6, left, and Julie Yamaguchi-Beikler, 8.
Among the first passengers getting off the plane in Honolulu was a family from Osaka consisting of wife Miyuki Yamaguchi, husband Justin Beikler and daughters Nina Yamaguchi-Beikler, 6, left, and Julie Yamaguchi-Beikler, 8.
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DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Singaporean airliner Scoot landed at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on Tuesday with the fi rst direct fl ight out of that country to Honolulu in 25 years, top photo. The flight originated in Singapore and had a layover in Osaka, Japan. Scoot, which uses a 329-seat Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, will operate four days a week between the destinations.
Singaporean airliner Scoot landed at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on Tuesday with the fi rst direct fl ight out of that country to Honolulu in 25 years, top photo. The flight originated in Singapore and had a layover in Osaka, Japan. Scoot, which uses a 329-seat Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, will operate four days a week between the destinations.
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Keala Ohia, manager of the Starbucks in Nuuanu Shopping Plaza, dressed up as Santa to spread some Christmas cheer at the coffee shop.
Keala Ohia, manager of the Starbucks in Nuuanu Shopping Plaza, dressed up as Santa to spread some Christmas cheer at the coffee shop.
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CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
A woman seemed to be greeting the sky as she posed Tuesday for a selfi e with her friend on Waikiki Beach.
A woman seemed to be greeting the sky as she posed Tuesday for a selfi e with her friend on Waikiki Beach.
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A sea of green hats could be seen as nearly 500 Bank of Hawaii employees gathered Monday night for the bank's sixth annual Christmas tree lighting festivities at its downtown headquarters. The bank raised a record $722,248 for 24 nonprofi t benefi ciaries during its 2017 Live Kokua Giving Campaign. Both employees and retirees raised funds during the campaign, which ran from Aug. 28 to Oct. 23. CEO Peter Ho, second from left, spoke during a check presentation.
A sea of green hats could be seen as nearly 500 Bank of Hawaii employees gathered Monday night for the bank's sixth annual Christmas tree lighting festivities at its downtown headquarters. The bank raised a record $722,248 for 24 nonprofi t benefi ciaries during its 2017 Live Kokua Giving Campaign. Both employees and retirees raised funds during the campaign, which ran from Aug. 28 to Oct. 23. CEO Peter Ho, second from left, spoke during a check presentation.
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