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Special New Year’s deliveries: Hawaii welcomes first babies of 2025

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                                At Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center, Athena and Tagiilima Esene welcomed baby boy Thaddeus, who weighed in at 6 pounds, 9 ounces, at 1:38 a.m on New Year’s Day. Twin sister Alvena arrived nine minutes later, at 1:47 a.m., at a healthy weight of 7 pounds, 6 ounces. The Esene family now has eight children.
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At Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center, Athena and Tagiilima Esene welcomed baby boy Thaddeus, who weighed in at 6 pounds, 9 ounces, at 1:38 a.m on New Year’s Day. Twin sister Alvena arrived nine minutes later, at 1:47 a.m., at a healthy weight of 7 pounds, 6 ounces. The Esene family now has eight children.

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                                James-Joel Mariano and Jackie Kongphan with son Jayden-James.
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James-Joel Mariano and Jackie Kongphan with son Jayden-James.

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                                Above, Thaddeus, left, with twin sister Alvena.
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Above, Thaddeus, left, with twin sister Alvena.

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                                Esteban and Ciara Torres with baby Aurelio Esteban.
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Esteban and Ciara Torres with baby Aurelio Esteban.

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                                At Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center, Athena and Tagiilima Esene welcomed baby boy Thaddeus, who weighed in at 6 pounds, 9 ounces, at 1:38 a.m on New Year’s Day. Twin sister Alvena arrived nine minutes later, at 1:47 a.m., at a healthy weight of 7 pounds, 6 ounces. The Esene family now has eight children.
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                                James-Joel Mariano and Jackie Kongphan with son Jayden-James.
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                                Above, Thaddeus, left, with twin sister Alvena.
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                                Esteban and Ciara Torres with baby Aurelio Esteban.