JUST YOUR AVERAGE TELESCOPE MIRROR CLEANING
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It was telescope cleaning day atop the Big Island's Mauna Kea yesterday. After using watering cans to rinse the Gemini Observatory's North 26.7-foot mirror, technicians washed it using natural sponges and horse soap, above.
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As the mirror was washed, the yellow mirror lifter stood poised to hoist the 24-ton lens back up to the telescope five-stories above.
PREPARING FOR THE REGIONALS
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Mele French ran through a series of poles yesterday in an agility drill during practice at Kapiolani Park. She and other girls who are part of the all-star Honolulu Bulls Soccer Club will represent the state in the Far Western Regional Soccer Tournament in Salt Lake City, Utah, June 23-30.
CHILDREN LEARN ABOUT HAWAII'S PAST
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A fourth-grade class of Hongwanji Mission School stopped by the Queen Emma Summer Palace as part of a tour of Nuuanu yesterday. It was part of their last day of classes before summer vacation. From left, Troy Marumoto, Kai Gilding and Bryson Mitsui looked at a vase once owned by Queen Emma.
SPLENDOR ON THE GRASS
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At Ala Moana Park yesterday, Te Vai Ura Nui, a Tahitian dance troupe, practiced some of the moves that give the South Pacific much of its allure. The dancers are Kevin Ulloa, left, Robbie Ko, Oscar Pouoa and Mark Cobb-Adams.
