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One last day of bowling at Pali Lanes in Kailua

By Jamm Aquino

June 29, 2021

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Bowler Vaden Gumpfer, 15, inputs his name on one of his final games on Tuesday at Pali Lanes bowling alley in Kailua.
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Pali Lanes manager Christian Arakawa, right, and long time employee Rodney Schlemmer talk while sorting old bowling pins on Tuesday at Pali Lanes bowling alley in Kailua.
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Honolulu residents James Westbrook, left, and Michelle Anderson give their well wishes after turning in their bowling shoes to manager Christian Arakawa on Tuesday at Pali Lanes bowling alley in Kailua.
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Pali Lanes general manager and owner Arthur Machado pauses while reflecting on some of the hundreds of memories at his business on Tuesday at Pali Lanes bowling alley in Kailua.
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Long time Pali Lanes bowler Ione Gumpfer watches bowlers on Tuesday at Pali Lanes bowling alley in Kailua.
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Fifteen-year-old bowler Vaden Gumpfer bowls one of his last games on Tuesday at Pali Lanes bowling alley in Kailua.
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Kailua resident Judy Thompson, right, gets applause from her family after bowling her two frames on Tuesday at Pali Lanes bowling alley in Kailua.
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Bowlers take in their last games on Tuesday at Pali Lanes bowling alley in Kailua.
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Pali Lanes manager Christian Arakawa sets aside a used bowling pin as a memento for one of the many regulars on Tuesday at Pali Lanes bowling alley in Kailua.
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A sign is seen on the front counter on Tuesday at Pali Lanes bowling alley in Kailua.
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Longtime Pali Lanes regulars Rodney Schlemmer, left, and Lorene “Aunty Rene” Grigg share a laugh on Tuesday at Pali Lanes bowling alley in Kailua.
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Pali Lanes manager Christian Arakawa looks out the front door on Tuesday at Pali Lanes bowling alley in Kailua.
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Longtime bowler Lorene Grigg, or “Auntie Rene,” as she is known by regulars, keeps spirits high among her friends and patrons on Tuesday at Pali Lanes bowling alley in Kailua.

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