Spectators are enthralled by coconut tree climbing, stone lifting, spear throwing and outrigger sailing in a Polynesian version of Scotland's Highland Games.

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With the fake thatched hut, tribal dancers in grass skirts and 20-foot outrigger canoe onstage, you might think you were in the middle of homecoming at Honolulu High.

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Also on Oahu is Waikiki Beach, long famed for its mellow surf, outrigger canoes and string of hotels that has recently received a facelift with high-profile openings like Ian Schrager's minimalist-chic resort Edition, the Trump International and new tropical outposts of nouvelle Japanese shrines Nobu and Morimoto.

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De Soto, of Tamuning, is accused of plowing into several people with his gray Toyota Yaris late Tuesday as he drove onto a sidewalk and into a convenience store at the Outrigger hotel in the Tumon district.

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The festival will also feature the 2013 International Ukelele Contest Championships at 8:30 pm on the Outrigger Waikiki Hotel Stage, plus local music and hula dancers on two stages along Kalakaua Avenue throughout the evening.

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