CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARBULLETIN.COM
Two days after collapsing in cardiac arrest upon completing the Honolulu Marathon, Koji Takano, at left, returned to the finish line yesterday. "You are the most amazing champion of this year's marathon," Honolulu Marathon Association president Jim Barahal, at right, said as he presented the Japanese runner with his framed certificate and finisher's medal. CLICK FOR LARGE

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARBULLETIN.COM
A construction worker stood amid huge steel beams yesterday afternoon on what will be a Nordstrom store fronting Kapiolani Boulevard near the Ala Moana Center. CLICK FOR LARGE