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Kim shrugged off testing afternoon trade winds to compile
eight birdies for a seven-under-par 65 on the Ko Olina course on
the west coast of Oahu, near Honolulu.
She has three LPGA victories, most recently in 2010.
Kim led by two strokes over a trio of compatriots including Choi
Na-yeon, who took a step towards a possible ninth LPGA victory
with a morning 67.
Choi won the opening event of the season for the eighth of her
career.
Defending champion Michelle Wie shot 70 in her hometown event.
The former child prodigy, and reigning U.S. Open champion, grew
up in Honolulu.
Fellow American Brittany Lincicome struggled to a 73 in her
first round since she won the first major of the year, the ANA
Inspiration, a little more than a week ago.
(Reporting by Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina; editing by
Sudipto Ganguly)
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