A view of the booth.
There were a number of displays of artwork.
Some sculptures with the Malama Maunalua booth in the background.
Tegan arrived near noon and chatted with her friend Maile.
Andrea took this one on the morning of Thursday, August 2nd.
We paused for the requisite photo by the sign. Photo by Andrea Wagner.
Then we started down the old Pali Road. Photo by Andrea Wagner.
Looking back up at the lookout.
The hike is down all the way to the hairpin turn in the new Pali Highway. Carol (center) came late and caught up with us.
Heading back up. Photo by Andrea Wagner.
Going back up with the Kapaa quarry in the distance, largely hidden by Andrea's floppy hat.
Nearly back up to the lookout. Photo by Andrea Wagner.
We stopped for a picnic lunch at the park near Queen Emma's Summer Palace. Photo by Andrea Wagner.
View from the other end of the picnic table. It's a great shady park.
We got there before the start time of 6:30 PM Hawaiian time and there was a short line to get in.
Andrea's photo from in the queue to get in.
It was standing room only.
The audience was being video recorded.
Andrea's photo from her seat.
Curiosity landed safely!
The first image was of a wheel.
The shadow of Curiosity on Mars.
Two days later, my friend John Gardner sent me this image from Curiosity.
On Wednesday the 8th Andrea read on the beach.
On Thurssday the 9th Jim, Janet, Andrea, and I had a meeting at Niu Valley Middle School to get ready for the start of Lego League.
We had food by Hula Grill and wine from Barefoot Wines at Ke Kani O Ke Kai.
The final concert with Dennis Kahikama and Makana was also sold out.
Afterwards, Andrea and I walked to Tango restaurant for drinks and pupus.
Robert, the hike organizer, takes a picture of Simina and Kai.
Simina took this picture of Kai and me.
Me, Simina, Kai, and Andrea. Photo by Inocencio Lapenia.
There were 15 of us and lots of picture taking.
We rested at the top of the first segment.
Andrea and Robert. Photo by Simina.
Simina and Kai pose under a tree root arch.
All together at the central point.
Photo by Inocencio Lapenia.
A great view of Diamond Head at one lookout summit.
Photo by Simina.
The area has a great system of trails.
We had lunch at the central point shown on the map.
On Sunday, August 12th, Andrea and I took Lenore and Estelle to the movies at Kahala Mall. We saw Hope Springs
with Tommy Lee Jones and Meryl Streep.
Tigger likes the new cat scratching S-curve that Simina gave us. Monday, August 13th.
On Wednesday, August 15th, we went to the Manoa Heritage Center, but stayed only a short while due to a mixup about tour dates.
That evening we went to the Kalani Robotics (FRC 3008) parent meeting.
After the parent meeting, ZJ gave a tour of the robotics lab for the parents.
Sunday Andrea and I had breakfast at Big City Diner near Ward Center.
Andrea posted this one on Facebook.
The waitress offered to take this picture of us both.
Later we went to the Made in Hawaii Festivel at the Blaisdell Center where Andrea bought some Ugly Cookies.
On Monday I scanned the fingerpainting Trystan made for my birthday. It's a mermaid.
Wearing the shirt the Horans gave me after a workout on Monday. Photo was taken in the mirror and then flipped horizontally.
People arriving and filling the table space.
We were treated to a double rainbow in the sky above Diamond Head. I don't normally take pictures of clouds, sunsets, flowers,
or rainbows (I already take too many pictures), but sometimes I make exceptions.
Nathan Aweau plays guitar and sings while the food line grows.
Hula dancers perform to music by Mailani.
Harry B. Soria, Jr., host of the
Territorial Airwaves
show on KINE, asked a number of surfing legends to come up to be recognized.
The guy playing the ukulele with Maunalua wearing the hat is Puka. He ate with us at our table.
I went to the beach by myself while Andrea worked on the landscaping. It was a perfect beach day with sproadic light drizzle
keeping the crowds away.
That evening Andrea worked on sorting the Lego parts for the FLL teams.
On Thursday, the 30th, Lenore had her two table bridge club meeting at the house, so Andrea and I made ourselves scarce
by having lunch at Zippy's in Hawaii Kai.
Andrea and I share cocktails (cosmopolitans) under the lichee tree.
The native Hawaiian plants look great! Friday, August 31st
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