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Yvonne Nakamura, right, carries out a box of poinsettias for a customer Friday during the Hawaii Island Retired Teachers Association Poinsettia Sale at a home in Wainaku. The association continues to sell poinsettias in support of future teachers attending the University of Hawaii at Hilo School of Education. Plants come in 6-inch and 8-inch pots at discount prices. Orders can be placed by calling 959-7069 or 989-1495.

Yvonne Nakamura, right, carries out a box of poinsettias for a customer Friday during the Hawaii Island Retired Teachers Association Poinsettia Sale at a home in Wainaku. The association continues to sell poinsettias in support of future teachers attending the University of Hawaii at Hilo School of Education. Plants come in 6-inch and 8-inch pots at discount prices. Orders can be placed by calling 959-7069 or 989-1495.

Photos by HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald