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Faye-sha Peyer, Jennifer Vergara, and Aya Watanuki, cheer out as the School of Arts and Sciences is called in the conferring of degrees during the 99th Annual Commencement Exercises at the University of Hawaii - Manoa, on Saturday May 15, 2010 at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Over 1,600 graduate and undergraduate students participated in this year's Spring commencement exercises.

Faye-sha Peyer, Jennifer Vergara, and Aya Watanuki, cheer out as the School of Arts and Sciences is called in the conferring of degrees during the 99th Annual Commencement Exercises at the University of Hawaii - Manoa, on Saturday May 15, 2010 at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Over 1,600 graduate and undergraduate students participated in this year's Spring commencement exercises.

Surfers ride out into the surf before the start of the 2009 Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau Big-Wave Invitational at Waimea Bay on December 8, 2009 in Waimea, Hawaii.

Surfers ride out into the surf before the start of the 2009 Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau Big-Wave Invitational at Waimea Bay on December 8, 2009 in Waimea, Hawaii.

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Hawaiian Activist Richard Kinney participates in a Hawaiian independence rally and march in Honolulu, Hawaii on Friday, Aug. 21, 2009. Hawaii commemorates the 50th anniversary of statehood Friday. Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg News.

Hawaiian Activist Richard Kinney participates in a Hawaiian independence rally and march in Honolulu, Hawaii on Friday, Aug. 21, 2009. Hawaii commemorates the 50th anniversary of statehood Friday.Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg News.

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pirates casting 0385 - 24APR10 - KENT NISHIMURA | THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER - AP10/15131 NishimuraKula Van Dorpe (Far Right) wore a Birtish Officer's costume to a casting call for extras in the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean Movie: On Stranger Tides Saturday April 24, 2010 at the Waikiki Community Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Producers said they were looking for strange-looking men with odd body types, missing limbs, and other pirate-like features.

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scouts 0177.JPG >> 30MAY10 - KENT NISHIMURA | THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER - AP10/15285 NishimuraBoy Scouts and Cub scots put American Flags and lei to honor the falled on Sunday, May 23, 2010 in Honolulu, Hawaii. @@@KENT NISHIMURA/The Honolulu Advertiser.

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vets 0283.JPG >> 30MAY10 - KENT NISHIMURA | THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER - AP10/15285 NishimuraThe United States Marine Corps Firing Detail prepares to fire off a twenty gun salute as apart of the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Day Eve Candlelight Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl on Sunday, May 30, 2010 in Honolulu, Hawaii.@@@(KENT NISHIMURA/The Honolulu Advertiser)

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walnut 0006.JPG >> 30MAY10 - KENT NISHIMURA | THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER - AP10/15285 NishimuraJeffrey Randall, the Coast Guard Cutter Walnut's Commanding Officer speaks to the media at a Press Conference on Sunday May 30, 2010 in Honolulu, Hawaii. @@@KENT NISHIMURA/The Honolulu Advertiser.

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wet weather 038.JPG >> 02MAY10 - KENT NISHIMURA | THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER - AP10/15167 NishimuraHarry Osbourne of Honolulu is reflected in a puddle as he walks home along Coral Street on Sunday May 2, 2010 in Honolulu, Hawaii.@@@KENT NISHIMURA/The Honolulu Advertiser.

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HONOLULU - FEBRUARY 27: Teresa Burge and Bill Bodnar of Calgary, Alberta, Canada walk along Waikiki Beach, Saturday February 27, 2010 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The State of Hawaii is under a tsunami warning after an 8.8 earthquake struck Chile earlier today. Many residents are loading up on gas and emergency supplies due to the warning. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

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djou rally 0234.JPG >> 01MAY10 - KENT NISHIMURA | THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER - AP10/15163 NishimuraU.S. Congressional Candidate Charles Djou's youngest daughter Alli, 3, watches as her Mom, Stacey Kawasaki Djou, and Dad fill out their mail-in ballots at a rally outside of the Hawaii Republican Party Headquarters on Saturday May 1, 2010 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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HONOLULU - FEBRUARY 27: Jake Fender and Jason Heun sit atop their van on Round Top Drive in Honolulu, Hawaii on Saturday, February 27, 2010. The State of Hawaii is under a tsunami warning after an 8.8 earthquake struck Chile earlier today. Many residents flocked to higher grounds to escape the impending tidal wave. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

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