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Nikki Le and Bebe, at top, partied outside Ke Kai's Club on Hotel Street last night during a Mardi Gras block party downtown.

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Kacey Crenshaw, Philippa Pieridis and Stephanie Burrows, above, handed out beads at Indigo on Nuuanu Avenue.

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Joseph Higuchi, 2, left, and his cousin, Phoenix Crowell, 2, waited patiently yesterday as their parents -- Joseph's mom, Natasha Higuchi, and her brother, Al Crowell -- loaded their Costco purchases into the car.