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TE MANAHUA, MAORI FESTIVAL : POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER – LAIE HAWAII

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Here are a few pictures from Te-Manahua, Maori Festival at the Polynesian Cultural Center this last weekend.  I have been photographing special events and some marketing for the Polynesian Cultural Center for a little over a year now, and this has got to be one of the best contests I have ever seen.  There were performers from all over including New Zealand and London, England.  The winners were a local group and I got chills as they performed.  I don’t know if it was because they were doing the Haka 4 feet away, or the fact that I was looking though my canon 70-200 telephoto lens right into their eyes.  Whatever it was, it was amazing and they received a standing ovation.

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LAIE INN : LAIE HAWAII DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY

This is what’s left of one of Laie’s landmarks.  I was on my way home from a photo shoot and decided to jump out and snap a shot as this little inn came down.  When I set up my tripod to take some shots, I was surprised when my van was surrounded by 4 cop cars.  I asked what was going on and they said they had received a call that a guy was loading a gun in his van across from Laie Inn.  Either someone mistook my camera for an assault weapon, or someone didn’t want me taking the photos, or someone was playing a practical joke.  I don’t know, but it made for an adventurous photo op.

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