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KHON news reporter Marissa Yamane, left, shared a lane with Mr. Rock, Urusai, DJ Maleko of Star 101.9 and waitress Misty Import at the kickoff party for "Moonlight Monday" at the Aiea Bowling Complex on March 26. All lanes were in play as top party promoters and club celebrities turned out for Hawaii's newest alternative nighttime event. For an update on Mr. Rock and "Moonlight Monday," watch for Jason Genegabus' feature story in HiLife in the Thursday evening and Friday morning Star-Bulletins. CLICK FOR LARGE

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Shoe Diva 2007 Sexy Shoe Contest winner Marilyn Keller, second from left, posed with the judges -- Russell Tanoue, Lan Chung of Fighting Eel and KGMB 9 reporter Lisa Kubota -- after the SMART Magazine contest at Macy's March 29. Keller added mirrors and fishing line to a pair of shoes from Victoria's Secret to create her winning "sexy shoe" design. CLICK FOR LARGE

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Kim Taylor Reece, left, got a custom-made ukulele from Lokelani Tully and her husband, Tangi Tully, to commemorate the grand opening of his Kim Taylor Reece Gallery on Bethel Street on March 27. Reece's name is visible inside the body of the instrument (Lokelani is one of the models in Reece's recent book, "Hula I Ka La"). CLICK FOR LARGE

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Richelle Miki Nakata, 55th Cherry Blossom queen, was congratulated by Jonathan Murai, left, president of the Honolulu Japanese Junior Chamber of Commerce, and Cherry Blossom Festival emcee Ben Gutierrez of KITV moments after her coronation at the Sheraton Waikiki on March 31. Nakata was also voted Miss Congeniality, while Melissa Sayoko Fujimoto won the title of First Princess and the Violet Niimi. CLICK FOR LARGE

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Cast members Derek Calibre, left, David Starr and John Hunt were given roses, not cherries, at the opening-night party for "The Cherry Orchard" at Hawaii Pacific University on March 30. Starr has several good comic scenes playing Semyon Yepikhodov, a self-important but clumsy man, and was so funny on opening night that one of his exits earned a spontaneous round of applause. CLICK FOR LARGE