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University of Colorado offensive lineman Kai Maiava, is a starter as a true freshman from Hawaii, and his father, Scott Mahoney, a three-year letterman for the Buffs from 1969-71. Maiava's grandfather was a renowned Hawaiian wrestler, and his uncle is "Th

Paul Lugar, a personal trainer and cycling coach in Boulder, paddles his way across the Boulder Reservoir in the late afternoon. Lugar is riding Sevylor Sports' new "Samoa" - a new inflatable model of the stand-up paddle boards that are all the rage in Ca

Cadet Candidate Mercy Teo(cq), 18, from American Samoa, right, (she's in Dick Foster's story) hugs Ellen Cesarone (cq), assistant to U.S. Congressman Joel Hefley, after Teo was sworn in as a new U.S. citizen at Ft. Carson in Colorado Springs on April 22

Twenty-five members of the U.S. Armed Forces and one spouse are sworn in as new U.S. citizens at Ft. Carson in Colorado Springs on April 22, 2005 in an INS naturalization ceremony. (ELLEN JASKOL/ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS).