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REMEMBERING THE SMS DONAU | 1. J. Hans Strasser, consul general of Austria, left, conferred with Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu Vicar General the Rev. Gary Secor, Austrian Army Oberst (Col.) Paul Peter Pergler (wearing a 19th-century Austro-Hungarian naval uniform), Pepi Pesentheiner, president of the Austrian Association of Hawai'i, and U.S. Navy Capt. Jim Danner before the formal rededication of the SMS Donau crewmen's grave marker Oct. 26 in the King Street Catholic Cemetery. The Austro-Hungarian ship spent five months in Honolulu in 1869, and the nightly concerts by its band inspired Kamehameha V to resurrect the Royal Hawaiian Band.
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'SHANGHAI' FUNDRAISER AT INDIGO | 5. Film supporters Watters O. Martin Jr., and his wife, Christy, left, congratulated filmmaker Robin Lung, third from left, and film editor Shirley Thompson during a break in the program at "A Night in Old Shanghai," a fundraiser for Lung's documentary "Finding Kukan," Oct. 28 at Indigo. Lung has until Nov. 17 to reach her Kickstarter goal of the $16,000 needed to complete the film.
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'ART OF JEWELRY' AT THE HALEKULANI | 4. Jewelry designer Kensei, left, talked with Cathy Lee, Leilani Keough and show producer Dale Young after presenting his new collection in a luncheon fashion show, "The Art of Jewelry," Oct. 28 at the Halekulani. Kensei and Young capped the event by presenting a $5,000 check to the American Heart Association.
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3. Hi'ikua members Kalehua Krug, left, and Kamuela Kimokea stayed on after their set to enjoy the afternoon.
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SLACK KEY CELEBRATED IN EWA BEACH | 2. Festival producer Milton Lau, center, welcomed Ho'okena members Horace Dudoit III, second from left, and Glen Smith, and their wives, Nani Dudoit, left, and Tootie Smith, to the Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival "Westside Style 2012" Oct. 28 at Hoalauna Park in Ewa Beach. Ho'okena was one of 15 acts whose talents made the six-hour festival a grand celebration of contemporary Hawaiian music.