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Clair Doctor and Cindy Iwasaki checked out new fall fashions Saturday at the Valerie Joseph Boutique 1st Anniversary Party at McCully Shopping Center. Doctor tried on several caps before deciding that this was "the one." CLICK FOR LARGE

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Peter-Rockford Tau Espiritu, artistic director of Tau Dance Company, joined cast members Kali'i Stern, Kamakoa Page and Starr Kalahiki as they prepared to meet the audience after the premiere of Espiritu's Hawaiian opera, "Naupaka," at Leeward Community College Oct. 7. Stern starred in the title role of Naupaka, an alii demigod who falls in love with a kaua (slave). Page danced the role of his forbidden love; Kalahiki provided her voice. CLICK FOR LARGE

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Keynote speaker Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, left, congratulated award-winning poet Chelsea Chong and her proud father, ukulele virtuoso Benny Chong, at the Aloha Peace Forum 2006, held Saturday at the SGI-USA Hawaii Culture Center. Chong's poem "Trash" describes in concise but compelling terms the toxic impact of trash on Hawaii. CLICK FOR LARGE

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Kona Brewing Co. "Beer Goddess" Rebecca Villegas, left, joined Mattson Davis, president and CEO of the company, in introducing a new limited-release beer, Pipeline Porter, at the company's Hawaii Kai restaurant Thursday. The new dark brew is made with pure Kona coffee as well as premium malts, barley and hops. Expect it to be available through February. CLICK FOR LARGE