  {"id":226714,"date":"2025-12-10T08:00:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=226714"},"modified":"2025-12-09T16:17:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T02:17:30","slug":"image-of-the-week-straw-hat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/10\/image-of-the-week-straw-hat\/","title":{"rendered":"Image of the Week: Straw hat"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMAGE-leeward-photo-class.jpg\" alt=\"straw hat on a bed\" width=\"676\" height=\"451\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-226709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMAGE-leeward-photo-class.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMAGE-leeward-photo-class-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMAGE-leeward-photo-class-130x87.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s <em><abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> News<\/em> Image of the Week is from Leeward Community College&#8217;s Marcus W. Della Sala, an undergraduate student in sustainable agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>Della Sala shared: &ldquo;This photo was taken at the Hawaii Plantation Village in Waipahu. It is simply of a straw hat placed gently on a bed of what would have been an example of a plantation home. It was for one of my projects in my Intro to Photography class at Leeward <abbr>CC<\/abbr>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"blocklink\"><strong>Previous Images<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/03\/image-of-the-week-hilo-poinsettias\/\">Hilo poinsettias<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/19\/image-of-the-week-juvenile-iiwi\/\">Juvenile <span lang=\"haw\">I&#699;iwi<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/12\/image-of-the-week-uh-at-the-south-pole\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> at the South Pole<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/05\/image-of-the-week-the-green-lady\/\">The Green Lady<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/29\/image-of-the-week-go-wahine\/\">Go Wahine!<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/tag\/image-of-the-week\/\">All Images of the Week<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Send us your image!<\/h2>\n<p>A big mahalo to everyone who has sent in their images! If selected, they will be posted throughout the semester, so check back to see the amazing work, research and experiences of the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> &#699;ohana!<\/p>\n<p>Want to get in on the action? The next <em><abbr>UH<\/abbr> News<\/em> Image of the Week could be yours! Submit a photo, drawing, painting, digital illustration of a project you are working on, a moment from a field research outing or a beautiful and\/or interesting shot of a scene on your campus. It could be a class visit during which you see an eye-catching object or scene.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/10JVw_hAgA6Ikrybcg8GLJnJ5bvVLLXkV99iTn4Up4IA\/edit?ts=62bcae95\"><strong>Send your image using a <abbr>UH<\/abbr> email address<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please include a brief description of the image and its connection to your campus, class assignment or other <abbr>UH<\/abbr> connection. By submitting your image, you are giving <em><abbr>UH<\/abbr> News<\/em> permission to publish your photo on the <em><abbr>UH<\/abbr> News<\/em> website and <abbr>UH<\/abbr> social media accounts. The image must be your original work, and anyone featured in your image needs to give consent to its publication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s image is from Leeward Community College&#8217;s Marcus W. 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