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Dale Ruff, left, regional vice president of Louis Vuitton, joined Japanese supermodel Shiho in admiring Dionicio Lopez's craftsmanship as he worked on a demonstration piece during a champagne reception at Louis Vuitton Ala Moana last Thursday. CLICK FOR LARGE

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Dr. Lawrence Tseu, left, and C.F. Damon Jr. were honored at "Friends Through the Generations," a banquet celebrating the 110th anniversary of the Palolo Chinese Home, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Oct. 30. Tseu and Damon were honored for their personal support, but their family ties go back to their grandfathers Tseu Tet Min and Francis Williams Damon, who helped found the original facility. C.F. Damon said one of his grandfather's mottos had been "Tackle the dread." CLICK FOR LARGE

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Vicki Borges, center, wore Disneyland 50th-anniversary "mouse ears," a gift from Honolulu Symphony Pops conductor Matt Catingub, as she celebrated her 50th birthday joined by her husband, Jimmy, and Honolulu arts patron Carolyn Berry. Borges' invitation to the Oct. 29 party announced that "I'm Still Hot ... It Just Comes in Flashes." CLICK FOR LARGE

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Japanese supermodel Shiho, right, was the guest at a reception introducing the "Exotic Handbag Collection" at Chanel Ala Moana on Friday. Lois Mitsunaga, a loyal Chanel customer, joined store director Sean Watabayashi in welcoming Shiho. CLICK FOR LARGE

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David Banmiller, center, president and CEO of Aloha Airlines, was congratulated Saturday by Honolulu attorney David Farmer and his wife, Loren, at the 11th Annual March of Dimes Governors' Ball at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. "60 Years of Aloha" was the theme as Banmiller accepted the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Award for Distinguished Community Service, on behalf of "the men and women of Aloha Airlines." CLICK FOR LARGE