Residents of Okinawa do not like having these U.S. planes land on their island. Here, a Hercules military aircraft approaches U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan on Okinawa May 3, 2010. Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is facing an angry response to his decision that the U.S. air base would be able to stay on Okinawa.

A portrait of an LGBTQ family part of "Hawaii Family Portraits" by Mike Ang.

Honolulu councilman Charles Djou, above, won Hawaii's special vacancy election for a Congressional seat on Saturday.

"Juice King" by Snowden Hodges.

A stock index board is reflected in a rain drop on a car window in Tokyo, May 20, 2010. Japan's Nikkei average hit a three-month closing low on Thursday, after dropping below 10,000 at one point, as weakness in the euro pushed shares of exporters lower.

President Barack Obama signs The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Republic Parking's contract for the popular parking area near Kaimuki's restaurant row on Waialae Avenue comes up for renewal in August.

DOTAX director Kurt Kawafuchi served in Gov.Linda Lingle's cabinet since 2003.