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Island Images: March 2018

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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM
Above, Jun Manega checked his phone as Justin Manda worked on a fishing line under a structure as it rained at Sand Island Recreational Park.
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The National Weather Service issued Thursday a statewide flash fl ood watch for 6 p.m. today through 6 p.m. Sunday. Oahu got the brunt of the wet weather Thursday afternoon with heavy rain falling across Oahu's south side and Windward Coast at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour. A woman walked with an umbrella Thursday on the grounds of the Frank Fasi Civic Center.
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At the University of Hawaii at Manoa, sophomore javelin thrower Alexis Brenzil was practicing Thursday with teammates for a meet to be held today and Saturday against San Jose State and Nevada. Brenzil is coached by Mandy Federici.
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Hadassah Hoeft munched on her parents' Mana Chips during Manufacturing Day at the state Capitol on Monday. The chips are a product that her parents, Gaylyne and Aan Hoeft of Hawaii Kai, make from cassava root. The family was at the event, which featured products made in Hawaii.
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Youth advocates Tuesday joined the Coalition for a Tobacco- Free Hawaii, a program of the Hawaii Public Health Institute, at the state Capitol to rally for tobacco- free buffer zones near preschools, public and private K-12 schools, and public playgrounds to help reduce the density of tobacco outlets in areas that youths frequent. Almost all of the students stood up when asked whether they knew someone who vaped.
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CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Youth advocates Tuesday joined the Coalition for a Tobacco- Free Hawaii, a program of the Hawaii Public Health Institute, at the state Capitol to rally for tobacco- free buffer zones near preschools, public and private K-12 schools, and public playgrounds to help reduce the density of tobacco outlets in areas that youths frequent. Almost all of the students stood up when asked whether they knew someone who vaped.
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Mark O'Connell of The Time Tunnel in Kaimuki assisted a customer Sunday at the Wiki Wiki One Day Vintage Collectibles and Hawaiiana Show at the Blaisdell Hawaii Suites. The booth specialized in kitschy kitchenware, textiles and leather goods from the '60s and '70s. The next one-day show will be the Hawaii All-Collectors Show on July 15 in the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall.
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CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Tuyet Nguyen Mizushima was excited to become a U.S. citizen after naturalization ceremonies at City Hall on Tuesday. She is with her son, Nathan.
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A stand-up paddler made his way from the beach to the breakers Monday at Ala Moana Beach as Diamond Head loomed in the background under overcast skies.
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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM
The Live Butterfly Conservatory opened Saturday at Pearlridge Center. The interactive exhibit provides an opportunity for keiki and adults to see locally raised butterfl ies up close in a garden enclosure. The conservatory will be open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Uptown Center Court till April 8. Admission is $4.50, with children under age 2 free with a paying adult. Isabel Porcello, 11, fed a monarch butterfl y as another lit upon her in the conservatory.
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CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Tourists took in sights along Ka Iwi shoreline on Wednesday. The National Weather Service issued a high-surf warning Wednesday along east-facing shores with wave heights of 10 to 15 feet through the evening, lowering to 8 to 12 feet today.
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Project Vision Hawaii unveiled Hiehie, a mobile unit providing hygiene supplies, hot showers, and other resources and support services to the homeless, on Wednesday at the Hale Mauliola transitional center at Sand Island. The trailer contains three private bathroom stalls, each with a shower and toilet. Eliot Bu, who came up with the idea, poses in one of the stalls.