Shootz! A Week Of Fashion, Verdicts And A ‘Lahaina Noon’ In Honolulu

The sun was directly overhead Monday, something that happens only in the tropics and only twice a year, drawing a crowd to the Sky Gate sculpture.

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The sun was directly overhead Monday, something that happens only in the tropics and only twice a year, drawing a crowd to the Sky Gate sculpture.

A major swell arrived on Oahu’s south shores Monday, bringing 10- to 15-foot wave faces. Dean Jezard takes advantage of the conditions at Point Panic, a beach set aside exclusively for bodysurfers. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
Becky Shepherd of Honolulu photographs the Sky Gate sculpture by Isamu Noguchi during the brightest sunshine closest to noon time Monday, July 15, 2024, in Honolulu. The wavy sculpture casts a perfectly round shadow, perfectly spaced on the round, concrete pad, two days a year when the sun is closest to Earth, directly overhead, known as Lahaina Noon. The scientific name for this phenomenon is called the subsolar point. However, clouds blocked the sun at 12:37 p.m. H.S.T. Shepherd photographs the sculpture 13 minutes before Lahaina Noon. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
Becky Shepherd of Honolulu photographs the Sky Gate sculpture by Isamu Noguchi on Monday outside Honolulu Hale during the brightest sunshine closest to one of the two times per year known as “Lahaina Noon.” By 12:37 p.m., the exact moment when the sun was directly overhead and the wavy sculpture would cast a perfectly round shadow, clouds shaded the event. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
Honolulu Councilman Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, second left, and others photograph the Sky Gate sculpture by Isamu Noguchi as the sun lightly peeks from behind clouds Monday, July 15, 2024, in Honolulu. The second Lahaina Noon of the year took place at 12:37 p.m. H.S.T. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
Honolulu Councilman Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, second from left, and others photograph the Sky Gate sculpture during the “Lahaina Noon” event. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
Ewa-bound traffic is photographed Tuesday, July 16, 2024, in Waipahu. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
In an all-too-familiar scene for commuters, Ewa-bound traffic clogs the highway Tuesday in Waipahu. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
A motorcycle whizzes by Tuesday, July 16, 2024, in Waipahu. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
A motorcycle whizzes by Tuesday in Waipahu. The blur is created by “panning,” when a slow shutter speed is combined with the camera pacing the moving object. This motorcycle sped by so fast that it slightly bounced on the freeway, adding the vertical movement. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
No, Honolulu was not hit by a psychedelic dust storm Wednesday. Instead, this image was created using only Infrared light. It’s a composite of 60 1.5-second exposures with some slight corrections, taken from the Sand Island State Recreation Area. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
Miske trial - After the trial ended and the verdict was pronounced Johnathan Fraser鈥檚 mother, Shelly Miguel tearfully talks with press after verdict.(David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
After a jury in the Michael Miske racketeering trial convicted him Thursday on 13 of 16 counts, murder victim Johnathan Fraser鈥檚 mother, Shelly Miguel, talks to the media. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
Ashley Wong, the girlfriend of Johnathan Frazier, reacts to the verdict for Mike Miske Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Honolulu. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
Ashley Wong, who was Fraser’s girlfriend, outside the courthouse after the verdicts were reached. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
On July 18th the 13th installment of the Goodwill Goes GLAM! Fashion Show took place at the Blaisdell under the direction of Crystal Pancipanci, a local designer, born and raised on Oahu. The show was preceded by a gala dinner and the first evening of shopping followed. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
A model takes to the catwalk Thursday during the 13th installment of the Goodwill Goes GLAM! Fashion Show at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. The show was preceded by a gala dinner and an evening of shopping followed. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
On July 18th the 13th installment of the Goodwill Goes GLAM! Fashion Show took place at the Blaisdell under the direction of Crystal Pancipanci, a local designer, born and raised on Oahu. The show was preceded by a gala dinner and the first evening of shopping followed. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
Local families provided some of the models for the show, which kicked off three days of shopping that conclude Saturday. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
On July 18th the 13th installment of the Goodwill Goes GLAM! Fashion Show took place at the Blaisdell under the direction of Crystal Pancipanci, a local designer, born and raised on Oahu. The show was preceded by a gala dinner and the first evening of shopping followed. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
Crystal Pancipanci, a local designer born and raised on Oahu, created and directed the event. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
The scene of a fatal Police shooting at 2509 Ala Wai Blvd. photographed at 9:40 am. The barricaded victim came out of the apartment brandishing a gun and pointed toward officers after non lethal canisters containing CS gas were deployed. The officers returned fire and fatally wounded the suspect who was believed to be the culprit in three earlier robberies.(David Croxford/CivilBeat/2024)
The scene of a fatal Honolulu Police shooting Friday morning at 2509 Ala Wai Blvd. A man who had barricaded himself in one of the apartments came out of the building brandishing a gun at officers after they had deployed tear gas, police said. They fatally shot the man, who they said was a suspect in three bank robberies earlier this month. (David Croxford/CivilBeat/2024)

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