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Hawaii this week — in 12 pictures

A collection of photos shot by Honolulu Star-Advertiser staff from April 16-22, 2022.

By Craig T. Kojima, Jamm Aquino and Cindy Ellen Russell

April 23, 2022

Hawaii Photos

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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Five-year-old Loanna Labasan wears bunny ears while receiving a balloon animal during the 2022 Easter Festival at the Hawaii Kai Towne Center, Saturday, April 16, in Hawaii Kai.
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CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM

A horse gets a shower after a match at the Hawaii Polo Club, Sunday, April 17. See related coverage
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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

Frank Besas works on 10-foot cast net at Ala Moana Regional Park on Tuesday, April 19. Besas was taught the craft by his father and now teaches others.
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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

The Hawaii Kai Boat Club is now offering windfoiling classes along with its traditional sailing courses. Pictured is J.P. Lattanzi, 17-years-old, windfoiling at Maunalua Bay, Tuesday, April 19.
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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

Dancers from Halau O Kekuhi, under the direction of Kumu Hula Nalani Kanaka'ole and Huihui Kanahele Mossman, open the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival, Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at Edith Kanaka'ole Stadium in Hilo, Hawaii. The halau has opened the Ho'ike since 1997 and was founded by Kumu Hula Edith Kanaka'ole. See related coverage
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CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM

North Shore property owner Todd Dunphy stands atop a sand dune at Rocky Point, Wednesday, April 20. Dunphy was fined $92,000 for illegally moving sand in a bid to protect his two homes from coastal erosion.See related coverage
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CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM

A sea turtle surfaces at Laniakea Beach on the North Shore, Wednesday, April 20.
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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Board member and tour guide Robert Castro stands outside the Chinese house at the Hawaii Plantation Village, Thursday, April 21, 2022, in Waipahu. A rich history of culture abounds at the facility, which chronicles and preserves some of Hawaii’s first non-native Hawaiian settlers from the 1800’s through the sugar plantation days and World War II.
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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

Pi'ikea Kekihenelehuawewehiikekau'ōnohi Lopes of Ka La 'Onohi Mai O Ha'eha'e, under the direction of her parents Kumu Tracie & Keawe Lopes, wins the Miss Aloha Hula competition at the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival, Thursday, April 21.See related coverage
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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

NASA Astronaut Dr. Michael Barratt talks to students during a visit at Pearl City Highlands Elementary School, Friday, April 22, in Pearl City. Barratt visited three of American Savings Bank’s Bank for Education Ohana Schools to talk to students about his career. The annual educational event, now in its 22nd year, benefits thousands of Hawaii youth and honors Hawaii-born astronaut Ellison Onizuka.
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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

Halau Hi'iakainamakalehua, under the direction of Kumu Robert Ke'ano Ka'upu IV and Lono Padilla from Kalihi Kai, Oahu, performs “Pu'inokolu A Hina” in the hula kahiko competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival, Friday, April 22.See related coverage
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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Ilima-Lei MacFarlane during the official weigh-in for the Bellator 279 mixed martial arts event, Friday, April 22, in Honolulu. See related coverage
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