RICHARD WALKER / RWALKER@STARBULLETIN.COM
The Royal Guard marched on the grounds of Iolani Palace on Wednesday during a ceremony marking the birthday of King David Kalakaua. Kalakaua, also known as the Merrie Monarch, ruled the kingdom of Hawaii from 1874 until his death in 1891.

DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARBULLETIN.COM
A crew of city workers installed a 55-foot Christmas tree in front of Honolulu Hale yesterday that was donated by Joseph Aranio of Hawaii Kai.

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARBULLETIN.COM
Bags of crushed boulders were airlifted from a Moanalua Valley hillside yesterday, the final phase of a $1.4 million rockfall mitigation project by the U.S. Army.