AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo

Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- Coast Guard Cutter Walnut's (WLB 205) deck crew members put the finishing touches on the 18,000-lb. Hotel buoy. After eight hours of labor which included surfacing, painting, replacing two 60-lb. batteries and solar panels, the buoy was re-set to its station one mile off Honolulu Harbor. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safewater buoy is the largest in the Hawaiian Islands. USCG photo by PA2 Sarah Foster-Snell