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Hawaii this week — in 11 pictures

A collection of photos shot by Honolulu Star-Advertiser staff from Oct. 7 - Oct. 14, 2022.

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Rock jumpers take turns jumping off the popular Waimea Bay Beach Park attraction, Wednesday, Oct. 12.
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Gov. David Ige has yet to reveal his “different direction” to rebuild Aloha Stadium more than three weeks after scrapping the previous plan, but his point person on the project says “it’s a stretch” to expect that private development will help defray maintenance costs of a new facility.See related coverage
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Waikiki resident Tavis Glover feeds pigeons at Kapiolani Park on Monday, Oct. 10, in Honolulu. Glover started befriending the pigeons during the start of the pandemic, when he would take walks in the park, and now the pigeons come to him on sight.
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Five-year-old Koho Au-Bishop pulls her father, Hanale Bishop, for a dip in Kaneohe Bay on Tuesday, Oct. 11. The pair had originally planned to go to the beach, but stopped at the scenic spot along Kamehameha Highway for a rainy day excursion instead.
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Skateboarders are at Aala Park in Honolulu. American Savings Bank recently took over the upkeep of Aala Park, as costs associated with the maintenance and prevention of park vandalism have increased at the city level.See related coverage
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Seattle Sprinklez players, Bryce Bahler, left, Robie Waddell, and Aaron Olsen take a souvenir photo at the National Gay Flag Football League’s (NGFFL) Gay Bowl XXII Hawaii 2022 Flag Football Tournament on Sunday, Oct. 9. More than 1,200 LGBTQ+ athletes, family members and friends were at the event.
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Waves splash onto the breakwater at the Waikiki groin on Monday, Oct. 10.
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Workers applied asphalt incorporating recycled plastic Tuesday, Oct. 11, on Fort Weaver Road. The Hawaii Department of Transportation and partners demonstrated a new road paving method using recycled plastic. See related coverage
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Paul Nachtigall, an owner of a unit at Kuilima Estates, pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 12. Kuilima Estates is one of the vacation rental resort areas impacted by the new Oahu vacation rental legislation that was slated to go into effect on Oct. 23. A U.S. District Court judge has granted a preliminary injunction ordering the city not to enforce the provisions in a new Oahu law that pertains to increasing the minimum allowable stay for Oahu rentals outside of resort districts to 90 days from 30 days.See related coverage
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A construction company contracted by the Department of Transportation installed rock dams while building Makaha 3 and 3A replacement bridges on Farrington Highway. Some residents worry the dams could lead to flooding or, if washed out, damage the reef.See related coverage
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The 100-foot-wide pool at the Wai Kai Wave surf park at Hoakalei Resort in Ewa Beachcan is touted as the largest in the world. Pictured is the view of the wave pool with the Wai Kai Lagoon behind it.See related coverage