It’s rare to spot a hot rod Chevy Nova cruising the streets of Honolulu — and even rarer to find a first generation model like this 1964 Nova out there. But Butch Ferreira, who’s owned at least 40 different kinds of vehicles since graduating from Farrington High, knew he had to have one.

I have no problems killing people in sadistic and gory ways — I’ve done everything from scalping a guy with a bandsaw to beheading parents in front of their horrified children without batting an eye — but ask me to cheat on my virtual boyfriend, and you have gone too far.

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Building a championship team is one of the most befuddling jobs in professional sports. You can get everything aligned — a collection of star players in their prime surrounded by hardworking secondary players and a motivating head coach — only to watch the season unravel when a critical player goes down to injury, an off-field matter becomes a distraction, or some of the players don’t perform up to expectations.

PHOTOS BY JOAH BULEY / Special to the Star-Advertiser

One of Wes Teixeira’s favorite occasions is attending car shows and cruise nights with his showstopper of a ride — a 1930 Ford Model A pickup truck. Often, spectators will approach him and ask questions about the time-tested model, and Teixeira will oblige by explaining how these trucks were made and what they’re like to drive.

This may look like a super fancy move, but it has been used to tap out one of the toughest fighters ever to enter the octagon.

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