CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARBULLETIN.COM
Bradlene's Poodles Passion Delight and Pocket Full of Joy kept their hair up and tangle-free with the help of tissue and rubber bands at the West Oahu Kennel Club Championship yesterday at Barbers Point Elementary School. The poodles are owned by Bradley and Arlene Odagiri. The show continues today from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and admission is free.

FL MORRIS / FMORRIS@STARBULLETIN.COM
Leeward Community College counselor and professor Ernest Libarios, left, poses with son Niki Libarios, a counselor at UH-Manoa. Behind them are pictures of the students in Ernest's social science classes through the years. Find out how Niki is not the only one who has followed in his father's footsteps.
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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARBULLETIN.COM
Hundreds endured the summer heat yesterday as they stood in line to audition for the television series "Lost" at Ala Wai Elementary School. Joevon Brown, left, and her mother, Anna, checked on Joevon's daughter, Mahina, 1, outside the school. Show producers held the auditions in hopes of gaining new faces for the popular Hawaii-based drama.

MIKE BURLEY / MBURLEY@STARBULLETIN.COM
Power Praise, a Christian dance group from Revival Christian Fellowship, performed on stage at the State Capitol yesterday afternoon, accompanied by several Christian groups in a celebration of Christian music.

MIKE BURLEY / MBURLEY@STARBULLETIN.COM
LeeAnn Ahlo, above, raised her hands into the air while listening to a band play Christian music.