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Celebrity photographer Kim Taylor Reece, second from left, celebrated his "39th birthday" with support from Roland Cazimero, left, Marc Turner of the Bethel Street Gallery and Kanoe Reece, Kim's wife and business partner, at Du Vin on Friday. Kim said he liked his 39th birthday so much that he's been celebrating it every year since. He'll be celebrating the opening of his new Kim Taylor Reece Gallery on Bethel Street on Tuesday. CLICK FOR LARGE

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Cast member Aito Simpson Steele, left, joined director Wil K.T. Kahele and playwright Alani Aipo at the opening-night reception for Kumu Kahua's revival of "Kamau" last Thursday. Kahele makes his debut as a director with "Kamau," and Steele gives a powerful performance as a Hawaiian resisting eviction from his ancestral home in Aipo's nuanced look at the human cost of "development" in Hawaii. "Kamau" continues through April 15. CLICK FOR LARGE

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Pilioha -- Glenn Mayeda Jr., left, Kamuela Kimokeo and Kalehua Krug Jr. -- celebrated the release of their self-titled album with an afternoon party Saturday at the UH-Manoa Hawaiian Studies Department. The trio entertained for almost an hour, several guests joined in the music-making and the record label provided so much ono Hawaiian food that guests were invited to "make a plate" when the party ended. CLICK FOR LARGE

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Contest emcees Cindy Paliracio, left, and KQMQ deejay Justin Cruz congratulated Brigitte Patton after she won the Coors Light/Maxim Girl Hawaii Search at Pipeline Cafe March 10. Patton will represent Hawaii in the national Maxim Girl Search competition in Las Vegas. CLICK FOR LARGE

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Scenic designer Justin DeLand, left, joined director Peter Ruocco on the set Friday after the opening of "In the Heart of America" in the UH-Manoa Earle Ernst Lab Theatre. DeLand's set design includes wartime newspaper headlines on white paper, red and blue lighting on the backdrop, and illuminated pukas that suggest the fires of war burning through the paper. Playwright Naomi Wallace's harsh attack on America's wars in Iraq, Kuwait and Vietnam closes this weekend with performances through Sunday. CLICK FOR LARGE