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Rainbow crosswalk to honor LGBTQ+ community proposed for Waikiki

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                Several groups in Honolulu are pushing to get a rainbow crosswalk in Waikiki to honor the LGBTQ+ community. Cities such as Phoenix, Seattle, Atlanta, Philadelphia and others already have them, and an effort has been launched in San Antonio, Texas. Members of the LGBTQ+ and Waikiki community on Wednesday crossed the street at the intersection of Kalakaua and Kapahulu avenues in Waikiki. Holding the flag are Rick Ramirez, left, and Richard Knocton.
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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

Several groups in Honolulu are pushing to get a rainbow crosswalk in Waikiki to honor the LGBTQ+ community. Cities such as Phoenix, Seattle, Atlanta, Philadelphia and others already have them, and an effort has been launched in San Antonio, Texas. Members of the LGBTQ+ and Waikiki community on Wednesday crossed the street at the intersection of Kalakaua and Kapahulu avenues in Waikiki. Holding the flag are Rick Ramirez, left, and Richard Knocton.

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                                A rendering of a crosswalk design proposed for the intersection of Kalakaua and Kapahulu avenues incorporates a Progress Pride rainbow flag.
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A rendering of a crosswalk design proposed for the intersection of Kalakaua and Kapahulu avenues incorporates a Progress Pride rainbow flag.

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                Several groups in Honolulu are pushing to get a rainbow crosswalk in Waikiki to honor the LGBTQ+ community. Cities such as Phoenix, Seattle, Atlanta, Philadelphia and others already have them, and an effort has been launched in San Antonio, Texas. Members of the LGBTQ+ and Waikiki community on Wednesday crossed the street at the intersection of Kalakaua and Kapahulu avenues in Waikiki. Holding the flag are Rick Ramirez, left, and Richard Knocton.
COURTESY CHB ARCHITECTS 
                                A rendering of a crosswalk design proposed for the intersection of Kalakaua and Kapahulu avenues incorporates a Progress Pride rainbow flag.