UKULELE WIZ: Taimane Gardner, above, acknowledges the applause of the crowd after performing a song on her custom 8-string tenor ukulele. Taimane, 16, has played for six years at the corner of Kalakaua and Liliuokalani avenues, often accompanied by her younger sister, Teuila.
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