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Pokémon World Championships kicks off in Hawaii

This week's Pokémon World Championships features over 3,000 competitors from 50 countries who are competing for over $2 million in prizes and scholarships — the largest amount ever in the championship circuit— Friday through Sunday at the Hawai’i Convention Center.

By Cindy Ellen Russell

Aug. 14, 2024

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Kahu Kordell Kekoa with VIPs and Pikachu during the blessing.
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Posing at a photo prop is Jade Lum.
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A child draws while wearing a Pikachu outfit.
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Coloring in a surfboard at the event is Autumn Armijo.
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Attendees document the blessing. At center left is Danielle Nomura and Chris Dovermann.
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Karissa Lyons stamps her partner, Christian Mendez, at a Pokemon stamp station at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort.
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Siblings Emma and Mason Tran play at a game station at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort.
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Taka Tanaka and Kat Shimomura flash shakas at the event.

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