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Tatsuya Koizumi, global brand manager of Grey Goose Vodka, compared bottles with Katrina Birkholm, left, Brielle Birkholm, Kacey Crenshaw and Cyrina Hadad at the Hawaii trade premiere party for Corzo tequila at Pearl on Nov. 1. Honolulu beverage execs and their guests enjoyed tequila cocktails and appetizers from the Pearl as they sampled three varieties of the new brand: Corzo Anejo, Corzo Reposado and Corzo Silver. CLICK FOR LARGE

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Holly Gorance, left, talked with Escada boutique manager Mariese Montano-Smith after a cozy fashion show at Escada Ala Moana on Nov. 3. Shoppers enjoyed champagne and a light lunch while they previewed Escada's 2007 spring and summer collection. Purchases benefited the Children's Alliance. CLICK FOR LARGE

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Dr. Lawrence K.W. Tseu, center, welcomed former Gov. Ben Cayetano and his wife, Vicky, to his front-row table at the Hawaii Youth Symphony concert at the Hilton Hawaiian Village on Nov. 5. Tseu was a major sponsor of this year's HYS fundraiser, a program that featured a special performance by Maunalua. CLICK FOR LARGE

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Ocean club employees Dave Peat, left, and Vern Sakata congratulated Tiffany Rogers as she celebrated her birthday with a club-hopping limousine party Nov. 4. Rogers started at Bliss, then spent an hour at the W before she and a few close friends finished the night at Oceans. CLICK FOR LARGE

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Leilani Keough, center, chatted with Judge Walter Kirimitsu and his wife, Amy, before dinner in the Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom on Oct. 30. Marlene Sai sang "Waikiki" and "I Love You," and pianist Ginny Tiu played a medley of hits from "The Sound of Music" later in the evening. CLICK FOR LARGE