RICHARD WALKER / RWALKER@STARBULLETIN.COM
Kids got a chance to try their hand at wrestling with real sumotori yesterday before the start of sumo action at Blaisdell Arena. This boy didn't fare too well against Kasugao. CLICK FOR LARGE

RICHARD WALKER / RWALKER@STARBULLETIN.COM
Members of the Hamadaiko group from Chiba prefecture, Japan, performed yesterday at the taiko festival at the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center in Waikiki as part of the Pan-Pacific Festival. CLICK FOR LARGE