The week’s images also include a full moon’s descent and a Skyline train covering new ground.
If you’re in the least bit fascinated by the nearest celestial object to Earth, we’re sure you would have turned your eyes toward the sky Monday or Tuesday. Officially, the full moon occurred at 8:27 a.m. Monday. But at that point it was below Hawaii’s horizon, having set at 6:08 a.m. This capture was made at 6.09 a.m. Tuesday, before it was engulfed in clouds on its way down. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)A messy intersection at Aolele Street and Lagoon Drive reveals some progress has been made and the Skyline train has entered a testing phase where trains are running beyond Aloha Stadium to the station at Waiwai Loop. This image was shot through the windshield of a car at a traffic light while the photographer headed to another assignment Monday. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)The 23rd annual Duke’s OceanFest celebration included a Surf Fur (pet/human combo) contest Tuesday at Baby Queens surf break at Kuhio Beach. Josh Bogle and his Jack Russell Terrier, Maya, were among the duos on the water. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)Chris Chester and his Aussie cattle dog mix, Bear, worked together to maneuver during the competition. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)The sign couldn鈥檛 be clearer as a bicyclist rode the wrong way on Kamehameha Highway near Pearl Harbor on Saturday. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)This Hawaiian Airlines jet may have outweighed a nearby Alaska Airlines plane at the Honolulu airport Wednesday, but Alaska is the big fish in a proposed merger of the airlines that cleared a major hurdle this week when the U.S. Department of Justice chose not to challenge the $1 billion deal. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024Have you ever wondered where your watercress comes from? In Hawaii, it might well be from Sumida Farm in Aiea, where workers harvested the crop Wednesday. This is the slow season, when the operation collects about 2.5 tons of watercress a week. During its peak harvest from February to July, the harvest is double that. Annually, it harvests about 200 tons. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)A Sumida Farm worker cuts watercress free from its water-bound roots. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)Keiki on a school field trip learn about the watercress harvest Wednesday at Sumida Farm. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)The circle of life presents itself at Sumida Farm in the remains of a crawfish probably hunted by a bird. The farm is almost a biosphere unto itself with wai (fresh water) flowing through the crops and aquatic animals that attract birds. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)Volunteers push loads of students’ personal belongings as they move into the University of Hawaii Manoa鈥檚 Hale Wainani student housing Friday. The dorms were a buzz of activity on the last scheduled day to move in before the semester begins next week. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)Gina Trent, center of Walnut Creek, California, and Resident Assistant Shannon Pederson help move Trent鈥檚 younger sister into Hale Wainani. The incoming student is a big fan of fans. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)A surfboard was among the items Pederson and Trent were moving into student housing Friday. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
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