UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
WITH FINE FINNED FRIENDS

PHOTOS BY DEAN SENSUI / DSENSUI@STARBULLETIN.COM A class of first-graders from Holy Nativity School got a chance to meet the dolphins yesterday at the Kahala Mandarin Oriental as part of the hotel's Dolphin Quest program. Trainer Nicole West worked one on one with Lansing Sugita and a 400-pound dolphin. After Sugita petted the dolphin's nose , she kissed it. Below, intern Ringo Ho-Siu, left, got the first-graders to gently stroke the dolphin's belly. The program gives people an opportunity to learn about dolphins, sea turtles and other marine life in Hawaii.

FLIER FLAT NO LONGER

COURTESY FRANK KEHRER Pilot Rob Whittinghill, center, his daughter Julia and son Javin fixed a flat tire yesterday in Kailua. The tire belongs to a World War II-era Piper Cub. They were towing the plane back to Kaneohe for an overhaul and refurbishing.