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Kaimuki resident Kaia Kong, 13, worked on a launiu (coconut leaf) basket at the Native Arts Festival at Bishop Museum on Sunday afternoon. Kong is a student of master weaver Sam Kama, who teaches out of Apopo O Na Kamalii in Waimea on the Big Island. Artists from all over the state gathered to showcase their handmade carvings, paintings and woven items. CLICK FOR LARGE

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Members of the Kauai Maoli and Woodcarving Academy, from left, Duane Sheldon; Chenoa Bray; Bray's mother, Jayelle; sister Ginger; David Kealoha; and Kenneth Bray took time out for a shaka. CLICK FOR LARGE

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Keith Maile put the finishing buff on a shark-tooth weapon. CLICK FOR LARGE