PHOTO FINISH » Sumiko Oshiro and Jowee Bayquen, 9, played the "taisho koto," or Japanese harp, during the Relive the Plantation Days Keiki Festival held Saturday at Hawaii's Plantation Village in Waipahu.
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Island imagery
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Appeals court ruling on Navy sonar sits on fragile ground
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