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RICHARD WALKER / STAR-BULLETIN
Elizabeth Harrison, performs during a dress rehearsal
of "Hollywood & Vine" at Aikahi Elementary.

Behind the scenes

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Richard Walker
Star-Bulletin

UNDER the direction of Judie Lee, 175 students from Aikahi Elementary School's Performing Arts Program put together their version of "Hollywood and Vine" -- a play about a young hillbilly girl who goes to Hollywood to make it big.

Star-Bulletin photographer Richard Walker felt that while the onstage action was great, the most interesting aspect of the evening was what was going on backstage.

"People don't often see what happens there and I was witness to students working hard at last-minute preparations, or others caught in quiet moments of reflection prior to taking the stage," Walker said.

The students, who come from eight schools, have been working on the production since January.

The final performance will begin at 2 p.m. today in the school cafeteria.

RICHARD WALKER / STAR-BULLETIN
Aaron Murakami, a sixth-grader at Aikahi Elementary,
practices his lines before going onstage.

RICHARD WALKER / STAR-BULLETIN
Trey Albrecht, left, a fifth-grader at Aikahi Elementary
School, and Evan Jennings, a ninth-grader at Kalaheo
High School, talk offstage.

RICHARD WALKER / STAR-BULLETIN
Aikahi Elementary sixth-graders Kelsey Whitman,
Paivey Pederson and Piper Grosswendt (from front),
practice their ballet routine.

RICHARD WALKER / STAR-BULLETIN
People stream on and off the stage as Aikahi sixth-grader
Chelsey Villiger waits her turn to go on.

RICHARD WALKER / STAR-BULLETIN
Seana Lavelle, left, a 12th-grader at Kailua High School,
and Elizabeth Harrison, an 11th-grader at Punahou
School, wait for their cue.

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