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IT'S MARGARITA TIME!

Jimmy Buffett grooves with his Parrot Heads

RONEN ZILBERMAN / RZILBERMAN@STARBULLETIN.COM Veteran musician Jimmy Buffett and his Coral Reefer Band, famed for laid-back tunes like "Margaritaville," had an upbeat time with their audience last night at the Waikiki Shell.

MUDDY MANEUVERS

DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARBULLETIN.COM These amphibious assault vehicles were used yesterday at Nuupia Ponds at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, to break open thick mats of invasive weeds and improve stilt nesting and feeding opportunities for the birds. These 'Mud Ops' also give drivers valuable practice. The back-and-forth action creates a "moat and island" terrain that discourages predators. Cpl. Wesley Essary, left, and Sgt. Victor O'Neal sat on top of an AAV as two other vehicles plowed the mud flats.

SMOOTH OPERATOR

CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARBULLETIN.COM A Dynapac asphalt roller put the finishing touches on resurfacing work done yesterday on South Beretania Street near the main police station.