[ WEEKEND SCENE ] Island-style fun as seen through the camera’s eye

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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL/CRUSSELL@STARBULLETIN.COM During a game of touch football at Magic Island, Cherie Kakinami went for an interception against Ryan Akamine.

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Holiday hotbed

Families flock to Ala Moana
Beach Park for the Fourth of July

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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL/CRUSSELL@STARBULLETIN.COM Ala Moana Beach Park was packed with people celebrating the Fourth of July. The Honolulu Police Department had closed parking for the park by 5 a.m., according to one officer.

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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL/CRUSSELL@STARBULLETIN.COM Above, Alyssa Yoshida, 5, and her brother Sean, 3, waved American flags at Magic Island.

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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL/CRUSSELL@STARBULLETIN.COM Jeff Faoa, 3, took a break from all the festivities and took a nap in the shade.

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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL/CRUSSELL@STARBULLETIN.COM The Abad family (Lolita, Robin, Katrina and Melanie) gathered around the grill for some ono grinds cooked by Robin.

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