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Striking hotel workers take their message to Waikiki Beach

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(Video by Craig T. Kojima / ckojima@staradvertiser.com)
Marriott hotel workers continue into day 5 of a strike by taking over a portion of Waikiki's public beach.
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CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM

Hotel strikers walked past a sunbather on the beach side of the Moana Surfrider Hotel during their march in Waikiki on Friday.

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CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM

Eric Gill of Unite Here Local 5, amplified his rally cry with a megaphone.

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CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM

Sophia, the robot worker used as a symbol of automation in the industry, was mocked during the strike near the Duke Kahanamoku statue in Waikiki on Friday.

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BRUCE ASATO / OCT. 1

The robot shared the stage with Oahu Vistors Bureau’s Kainoa Daines during the Global Tourism Summit held earlier this month at the Hawai‘i Convention Center.