CANNONS MARK VETERANS DAY AT PUNCHBOWL

DEAN SENSUI / DSENSUI@STARBULLETIN.COM Soldiers from the Army's C Battery 211 Field Artillery test fired a battery of cannons in preparation for today's Veterans Day ceremonies at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl.

GETTIN' BIG AIR IN THE COUNTRY

BARRY MARKOWITZ / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-BULLETIN Texas pro skater Omar Hassan ripped up the halfpipe at Kualoa Ranch yesterday. The Surf Fest kickoff for this year's Triple Crown of Surf was held yesterday.

A PERFECT 10 ON THE FISHING SCALES

DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARBULLETIN.COM With the three-day weekend weather perfect, a lot of fishermen tried their luck yesterday at this pond at the Diamond Head entrance to Ala Moana Park. The tilapia were cooperating.

MAILE MOMENTS

TIM RYAN / TRYAN@STARBULLETIN.COM Hawaii Film Office Commissioner Donne Dawson, left, and Hawaii International Film Festival Director Chuck Boller, right, flanked director Jackson Bauer, winner of the Blockbuster Video Audience Award for Best Short Film for "Kahoolawe: The Breath of Our Ancestors." TIM RYAN / TRYAN@STARBULLETIN.COM "Benchwarmers" filmmakers Reese Williams, left, and wife April were joined by Dawson and Denny Hironaga at the HIFF celebration held Thursday at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.

WAIAKEA GETS INSIGHT INTO MAKING ALOHA SHIRTS

COURTESY OF WAIAKEA HIGH SCHOOL Big Island graphic artist Eddy Y (wearing an aloha shirt) met recently with Waiakea High students to talk about his work. Students learned about graphic design from the drawing board to the final product -- aloha shirts -- through a partnership with the Japanese Chamber of Commerce, WHS art teacher Susan Palea and KTA Stores Executive Vice President Derek Kurisu.