First photo: Jordan Dayrit of California scores a point against Devyn Capellas of Hilo on his way to taking first place in 17-18 padded point at the 15th World Escrima Kali Arnis Federation (WEKAF) Championships on Thursday at the Lahaina Civic Center. The Filipino martial arts event has competition each day through Sunday — this is the first time the international event is being held in Hawaii. Second photo: J.T. Lazo of Maryland takes first in the 40-50 division of sayaw patterns. Third photo: Noah Dominguez of Maryland competes in sayaw/carenza 9-10 mixed single stick-double stick musical. He finished first. Fourth photo: Yanna Sadol of New Jersey takes first in sayaw/carenza 9-10 mixed single stick-double stick musical.

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