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Santa, played by Grant Nakano, went candy-giving in a golf cart at the Aloha Stadium Swap Meet yesterday with elf assistant Kristina Patoc. Agreeing happily with the Christmas treats was Dashlynn Taitin, left, of Aiea. For the holidays, the swap meet will be free and open daily through Saturday, 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. CLICK FOR LARGE

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Tau Espiritu, of Aiea, manning his family's kadomatsu booth, said he expects business to pick up later this week as the new year nears. CLICK FOR LARGE

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David and Melanie Rushing, of Severence, Colo., were happy to find tikis at the swap meet. They had arrived the previous day from minus-9 degree weather, to 82 degrees of Hawaiian sunshine. CLICK FOR LARGE