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LEIS FIT FOR A KING

FL MORRIS / FMORRIS@STARBULLETIN.COM The King Kamehameha statue at Aliiolani Hale was decorated with leis yesterday, part of Kamehameha Day festivities.

FL MORRIS / FMORRIS@STARBULLETIN.COM Michael Loo, Nadine Lagaso and Dawn Farm-Ramsey carried Kamehameha Schools' lei to the statue. The holiday is on Wednesday, but a parade from downtown to Waikiki today starts at 9:30 a.m.

SEA OF LOVE

USS Columbia's crew returns to a warm welcome

DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARBULLETIN.COM USS Columbia, the last of four Pacific Fleet submarines to return from Operation Iraqi Freedom, arrived at Pearl Harbor yesterday. Above, 7-year-old Gabriel Sakurai saluted his dad, Madoka.

DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARBULLETIN.COM Mike Hardy got a hug from his mom, Sharron, and a kiss from his wife, Joanna, after he arrived. His family came from Alabama, Texas, Wyoming, Delaware, North Carolina and Massachusetts to greet him.

JUDGES ARE SWORN IN

DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARBULLETIN.COM Bert Ayabe, left, sworn in yesterday as a judge of the Honolulu District Court and Michael Broderick, sworn in as a judge of the Honolulu District Family Court, were loaded with leis from family and friends.