Hurricane Gilma, meanwhile, increased to a Category 4 hurricane but it was still far east of Hawaii and forecast to weaken.

The week’s images also include a full moon’s descent and a Skyline train covering new ground.

A state investigation alleges Laurie Loomis used an account she failed to disclose to the state bar to collect adoption fees and make payments to birth mothers, a facilitator and herself.

Plus other scenes from Honolulu Harbor, the Capitol and the newsroom.

The state’s tattoo industry is thriving as Asian Americans seek a reconnection with their ancestral heritage through this skin-deep art form.

The Hawaiian Humane Society’s Kosasa Family Campus at Hoopili is not your average animal shelter.

The Grassroot Institute is coming off a “uniquely successful year” as Democratic political leadership embraces ideas from the other side of the aisle.

As mail-voting continues, election workers prepare for the big night.

Shorebound sea life, a moon of many colors, a reminder of missing souls, a felon stripped of ill-gotten gains, a 21st century vending machine and a beautiful ship. All, in a week!

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.