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December 31, 2025
Happy New Year!
By Jessica Nohealapa’ahi
The Bandera Prophet
For 23 years and counting, my family and I share with you our New Year welcoming.
As an idea for our Jan. 1, 2003 newspaper front page lead art, a colleague, friend and fellow photographer asked if I could capture the coming year in lights. What began as a professional challenge evolved into a family tradition that we have maintained every year since, and spans three generations. This year, my 5-year-old granddaughter makes her debut.
As always, the bloopers are a treasured part of our annual attempt. This year did not disappoint.
Happy New Year. May 2026 be kind to us all.
As an idea for our Jan. 1, 2003 newspaper front page lead art, a colleague, friend and fellow photographer asked if I could capture the coming year in lights. What began as a professional challenge evolved into a family tradition that we have maintained every year since, and spans three generations. This year, my 5-year-old granddaughter makes her debut.
As always, the bloopers are a treasured part of our annual attempt. This year did not disappoint.
Happy New Year. May 2026 be kind to us all.
