Shootz! Autumn Scenes Of Veterans Day, Persimmons And Holiday Preparations

Service members were honored by Native Hawaiian dancers, a flyover and a parade that included young ukulele players.

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Service members were honored by Native Hawaiian dancers, a flyover and a parade that included young ukulele players.

An autumn treat of fuyu persimmons grows at MM Persimmon Farm Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, in Kula. Bags protected some of the fruit from marauding birds. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
An autumn crop of Fuyu persimmons grows at MM Persimmon Farm near Kula in Upcountry Maui on Nov. 8. Mesh bags protect some of the fruit from marauding birds. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
Lance Matsui adjusts a bag protecting fuyu persimmons at MM Persimmon Farm Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, in Kula. Some birds have been marauding the fall fruit. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
Lance Matsui adjusts a bag protecting the persimmons from birds. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
A Spirit Horse Ranch resident is all heart Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, in Kula. Spirit Horse Ranch offers behavioral-health therapy for humans. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
A Spirit Horse Ranch resident is all heart Nov. 8 in Kula. The ranch offers behavioral health therapy for humans. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
2024 Veterans Day Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. Only in Hawaii will you find Hula Kahiko performed at a Veteran’s Day ceremony. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
Hula kahiko, a traditional Native Hawaiian dance style, is performed at the 2024 Veterans Day ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific on Monday. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
2024 Veterans Day Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. Missing Man Flyover, F-22 Raptors, Hawaii Air National Guard. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
F-22 Raptors from the Hawaii Air National Guard fly in the missing man formation during the ceremony at Punchbowl. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
Maj. Gen. (retired) Suzanne Vares-Lum opens the 78th Wahiawa Lions Veterans Day Parade marches down California Avenue Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, in Wahiawa. Gen. Vares-Lum will be the new director of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) beginning in 2025. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
Retired Maj. Gen. Suzanne Vares-Lum opens the 78th Wahiawa Lions Veterans Day Parade on California Avenue on Monday. Vares-Lum will be the new director of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies beginning in 2025. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
Breean Lawrence of Ewa Beach captures a 78th Wahiawa Lions Veterans Day Parade entry marching down California Avenue Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, in Wahiawa. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
Breean Lawrence of Ewa Beach captures some of the parade action in Wahiawa. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
Iliahi Elementary School ukulele players perform in the 78th Wahiawa Lions Veterans Day Parade Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, in Wahiawa. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
Iliahi Elementary School ukulele players perform in the parade. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
The City and County of Honolulu’s dept of Urban Forestry oversaw the harvesting of a Dougles Pine tree from the corner of Holopuni Drive and Ka’ahele Streets in Aiea. The tree was selected, cut to size and transported for storage in Honolulu until it can be erected and decorated for this years Christmas season.(David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
City and County of Honolulu Department of Urban Forestry workers harvest a pine tree from the corner of Holopuni Drive and Ka’ahele streets in Aiea. The tree was transported for storage until it can be erected and decorated for Christmas season at Honolulu Hale. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
The City and County of Honolulu’s dept of Urban Forestry oversaw the harvesting of a Dougles Pine tree from the corner of Holopuni Drive and Ka’ahele Streets in Aiea. The tree was selected, cut to size and transported for storage in Honolulu until it can be erected and decorated for this years Christmas season.(David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
The 55-foot tree gets a police escort on its way to Honolulu. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
Workers move around a wet Stan Sheriff Center dome on a rainy Wednesday at the University of Hawaii Manoa campus, Nov. 13, 2024, in Honolulu. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
Workers negotiate a wet Stan Sheriff Center dome on a rainy Wednesday at the University of Hawaii Manoa campus. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
The Pearl Harbor Bike Path finally connects to Waipahu Deport Road with a new bridge over Kapakahi Stream Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Waipahu. Before the bridge’s completion, path users had to exit the path at Pūpū’pole Mini Park, ride mauka to Farrington Highway and turn makai on Waipahu Depot Road to reconnect with the Pearl Harbor Bike Path. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
The Pearl Harbor Bike Path finally connects to Waipahu Depot Road with the opening of a new bridge over Kapakahi Stream. A bicyclist crosses it Thursday in Waipahu. Before the bridge’s completion, path-users had to exit at Pūpū’pole Mini Park, ride mauka to Farrington Highway and turn makai on Waipahu Depot Road to reconnect with the path. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
United States Forest Service entomologist Kylle Roy stands on the fenced side of a healthy native forest while looking toward a damaged forest Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island. Feral pigs are the likely culprit for damaging the forest’s understory. A hypothesis has arisen about pigs wounding 'Ōhi'a trees and spreading the Rapid 'Ōhi'a Death fungus. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
U.S. Forest Service entomologist Kylle Roy looks across a fence from a healthy native forest toward a damaged forest in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island. Feral pigs are likely culprits for damaging the forest’s understory, potentially harming ‘ohi‘a trees. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
The shadow of a Rolls-Royce-powered Boeing 717-200 used by Hawaiian Airlines for interisland flights crosses Hana Highway during its descent to land at Kahului Airport on Maui. (Léo Azambuja/Civil Beat/2024)
The shadow of a Boeing 717-200 used by Hawaiian Airlines for interisland flights crosses Hana Highway during its Tuesday morning descent to Kahului Airport on Maui. (Léo Azambuja/Civil Beat/2024)

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