GIRL SCOUT GREETING

DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARBULLETIN.COM Girl Scout Brownies from troop 257 Hongwanji posed for a picture before they entered the Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom last night. Several girl scout troops were welcoming guests to the Girl Scouts 2002 Women of Distinction Dinner.

A SEASON FOR SALVATION

DEAN SENSUI / DSENSUI@STARBULLETIN.COM Salvation Army board members Ken Harding, left, and Robert Robinson, right, were greeted yesterday by first lady Vicky Cayetano and her two bichon frise dogs, Yuuki and Mickey, during the Salvation Army's Christmas campaign kickoff at Tamarind Park.

CLEARING AWAY MAKAPUU'S DANGER

KEN IGE / KIGE@STARBULLETIN.COM Workers dangling about 150 feet above the road at Makapuu watched yesterday as a large rock fell (below worker at left) after they dislodged it. They were clearing loose rocks off the mountainside. The road is closed from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day, including weekends, as work continues. The project is scheduled for completion by Nov. 27.

CATCH OF THE DAY

DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARBULLETIN.COM Armed with a throw net, Roland Diorec, above, looked for mullet Wednesday in the Manoa/Palolo Drainage Canal from the bridge near Iolani School. He said mullet from the stream are not good to eat because of the polluted water, but he does use them for bait for ahi fishing. DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARBULLETIN.COM One of the mullet he caught with his throw net.