Elaborate gingerbread creations bear scents and scenes of the season
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Pastry chef Carmen Montejo holds a figure representing a staffer in the Moana Surfrider’s human resources department, to be placed on the hotel’s gingerbread tree.
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Pastry cook Jen Cheng, right, decorates the base of the tree.
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Each section of the tree represents a part of the Moana complex, such as the bakeshop.
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A gingerbread replica of Iolani Palace stands in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort and Spa.
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