Happy Camper for Monday, July 31, 2023

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King tides on Saturday, July 29, 2023, submerged the catwalks on Pier 100 at Nawiliwili Small Boat Harbor with a 2.3-foot rise. King tides will continue to affect the Kaua‘i shorelines on Sunday at 2:53 p.m., Monday at 3:34 p.m., Tuesday at 4:15 p.m., and Wednesday at 4:54 p.m. before returning to normal high tide patterns on Friday.

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King tides overflowed the small boat launch ramp and into the USCG Station Kaua‘i parking area at Nawiliwili Small Boat Harbor on Saturday, July 29, 2023. King tides will continue to affect the Kaua‘i shorelines on Sunday at 2:53 p.m., Monday at 3:34 p.m., Tuesday at 4:15 p.m., and Wednesday at 4:54 p.m. before returning to normal high tide patterns on Friday.

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Local fishermen study the ocean rise on Saturday, July 29, 2023, when king tides submerged portions of Nawiliwili Small Boat Harbor, the extent being shown by the high water mark from shoreline debris.

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Laulea, Lahela and Pua of Da Booze Shop, and the Ayau ‘Ohana, offer a choice of Hard Ice or GuriGuri during the Waimea Higashi Hongwanji bon dance on Saturday, July 29, 2023.

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Tracy Sakamoto, right, and three generations of bon dancers wait for the dancing to start at the Waimea Higashi Hongwanji bon dance on Saturday, July 29, 2023.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

Natalie Coleman, of Honolulu, gets her kimono adjusted by aunty during the Waimea Higashi Hongwanji bon dance on Saturday, July 29, 2023.