The Projector: Guillermo Kicks Up the Surf; TMT Protesters Seek Astronomers' Attention

It Looked Scary A water vapor depiction of Guillermo's approach appears threatening during a city briefing on emergency preparations Tuesday, but Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell announced that storm shelters would not be opened
Visual Aids Screens display storm preparation information at the city's Emergency Operations Center during a news media briefing Tuesday. Later in the week, new concerns were raised about Tropical Storm Hilda, which also seems to be blowing our way.
At the Blowhole By Thursday morning, people were more interested in checking out the high surf than taking shelter, including these visitors to the Halona Blowhole lookout on the Windward Shore.
Braving the Surf A bodysurfer goes airborne courtesy of Guillermo's large surf at Sandy Beach on Thursday.
Commemorating the Occasion Visitors shoot selfies at the Halona Blowhole lookout.
Signs of a Storm Orange high-surf warning signs dot the shoreline at Sandy Beach on Thursday, and most visitors stayed out of the water.
Big Splash A lone visitor walks away from the Lanai Lookout north of Hanauma Bay as a wave pounds the shoreline cliffs.
Outside Looking In Demonstrators who oppose construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea stand outside the Hawaii Convention Center during the International Astronomical Union convention Tuesday.
The Party is Sunday After failing to get on the agenda of the astronomers' convention, the protesters invited them to join a march to Kapiolani Park on Sunday.
Their Position is Clear A demonstrator holds a sign protesting not only plans for the TMT, but the telescopes already atop Manua Kea on the Big Island and Haleakala on Maui.

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