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Hawaii kids help other keiki as Secret Santa

Teens distributed toys to homeless families as part of The Secret Santa Project Hawaii event at the Waianae Boat Harbor on Friday.

By George F. Lee and Marco Garcia/Special to the Star-Advertiser

Dec. 23, 2023

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Nikki Antolin, 12, left, and Mia Reid, 11, help distribute toys to homeless families as part of The Secret Santa Project Hawaii event at the Waianae Boat Harbor on Friday.
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Rylee Kamahele, 16, delivers a bag of presents to homeless families as part of The Secret Santa Project Hawaii event at the Waianae Boat Harbor on Friday.
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Taezyah Ayau, 16, helps distribute toys to homeless families as part of The Secret Santa Project Hawaii event at the Waianae Boat Harbor on Friday.
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People attend a toy distribution event held by The Secret Santa Project Hawaii at the Waianae Boat Harbor on Friday.
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Lisa Dau, right, helps fit a girl with a bicycling helmet on Friday.
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Rylee Kamahele, 16, Pali Mallory, 17, and Kadence Fergerstrom, 17, help distribute toys to homeless families as part of The Secret Santa Project Hawaii at the Waianae Boat Harbor on Friday.
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Rylee Kamahele, 16, left, and Kadence Fergerstrom, 17, help distribute toys to homeless families as part of The Secret Santa Project Hawaii at the Waianae Boat Harbor on Friday.
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State Rep Cedric Gates, center, talks with a resident at the Waianae Boat Harbor on Friday.
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Mia Reid, 11, Rylee Kamahele, 16, Nikki Antolin, 12, and Kimi Fergerstrom help distribute toys to homeless families as part of The Secret Santa Project Hawaii at the Waianae Boat Harbor on Friday.
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Emmalia Tuagalu, 11, left, and Taezyah Ayau, 16, help distribute toys to homeless families as part of The Secret Santa Project Hawaii at the Waianae Boat Harbor on Friday.
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Sage Marshall Kunewa, 7, stands with the toys and other gifts she received.
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Raiden Barrientos, 13, gives out a hot meal to homeless families as part of The Secret Santa Project Hawaii at the Waianae Boat Harbor on Friday.
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Raiden Barrientos, 13, Rylee Kamahele, 16, and Taezyah Ayau, 16, help distribute toys to homeless families as part of The Secret Santa Project Hawaii at the Waianae Boat Harbor on Friday.
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Kadence Fegerstrom, 17, center, helps to distribute toys and gifts to homeless families as part of The Secret Santa Project Hawaii at the Waianae Boat Harbor on Friday.
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Volunteers line up to pray before distributing toys to homeless families.
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Kadence Fegerstrom, 17, Nikki Antolin, 12, Taezyah Ayau, 16, and Kimi Fergerstrom help distribute toys to homeless families.
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Volunteers Raiden Barrientos, 13, left, and Emmalia Tuagalu, 11, sorted through toys to be wrapped at a Waipio storage facility on Wednesday.
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Volunteer Raiden Barrientos, 13, sorted through toys to be wrapped at a Waipio storage facility on Wednesday.
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Volunteers Emmalia Tuagalu, 11, left, Nikki Antolin 12, Kadence Fergerstrom, 17, and Rylee Kamahele packed donated toys to be shipped at a Waipio storage facility on Wednesday.
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Volunteer Rose Peleras wrapped a donated toy at a Waipio storage facility on Wednesday.
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Volunteer Rose Peleras wrapped a donated toy at a Waipio storage facility on Wednesday.
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Volunteer Rose Peleras wrapped a donated toy at a Waipio storage facility on Wednesday.
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Volunteer Raiden Barrientos, 13, loaded donated toys onto a cart at a Waipio storage facility on Wednesday.
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By the light of a cell phone, volunteer Pali Mallory, 17, searched for a requested toy to be wrapped.
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Volunteers cut paper to wrap gifts and filled out name tags on gifts at a Waipio storage facility on Wednesday.
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Volunteer Raiden Barrientos, 13, filled out a name tag on a wrapped gift at a Waipio storage facility on Wednesday.
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Volunteers Pali Mallory, 17, left, and Sasha Kamahele chose toys to be wrapped at a Waipio storage facility on Wednesday.
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Taezyah Ayau, 16, left, and Kadence Fergerstrom, 17, sorted through wrapped Christmas toys at a Waipio storage facility.
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Rylee Kamahele wrapped Christmas toys at a Waipio storage facility.

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