Off we go through a grove.
A view looking south.
The H3 freeway in the Moanalua Valley.
Volunteers with chainsaws maintain the trail.
Andrea with her camera mounted on her walking stick with a fine koa tree.
Andrea took this picture of me with a koa tree.
Some of the wreckage of the B24 Liberator flown into the mountain by 2nd Lt. Kimble with 10 on board during the war.
Bill Maloney (seated, left) started the meeting and next came the auto industry report.
Comic Andy Bumatai (standing) was the featured guest speaker.
On the way out of the yacht club we stopped to look at a 1956 Chevy Cameo truck.
Later we went to Niu Valley Middle School (NVMS) for Lego League. Students worked on robot mission strategy.
After the beach we came home to an unsually clear ridge above Wailupe Valley (none of the usual low clouds).
That's the breakfast certificate in my pocket.
Andrea was looking beautiful as usual.
We picked up a morning paper at Russel Convenience. Part of the beach was cordoned off for a sleeping monk seal.
Afterward I went to play tennis with Bob, John, and Tammy while Andrea drove with Lenore up to Cackle Fresh on the north
shore. Photo by Andrea.
The Kuliouou stream is completely concreted in where it flows by the tennis courts in the upper valley.
They stopped at various lookout points. This one is Makapuu. Photo by Andrea.
Heia fish pond. Photo by Andrea.
They had lunch at Haleiwa Joe's. Photo by Andrea.
In the afternoon we went to the beach and Andrea took this photo of the sleeping monk seal.
Inside the bunker.
In the conference room for a presentation by Danny.
I walked by Washington Place, the governor's mansion, on Beretania Street.
State Senator Oakland ran the meeting.
Later Andrea and I went to the beach and the monk seal was still there, sleeping on the beach.
Forecast model showing wave intensity focused on the Hawaiian Islands.
Then we went into the operations center.
Dr. Wang showed the students how their software program can produce a tsunami forcast in about three seconds.
We both ordered eggs and sausage: Andrea had Portugese sausage and I had link sausage.
Sports fanatics were at the bar watching a football game before eight AM.
We stopped at several souvenir shops and I found this locally made Ku kii. I didn't buy it, but may try to carve one myself.
We walked around and into the front entrance to the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.
Andrea took this picture of the drums made from some coconut palms that were removed for construction.
This is a closeup of the Jean Charlot drawing.
We stopped to see Paul and Lynn Forney at the zoo fence and I bought this waterfall painting.
On Monday Andrea hosted a Women's Campus Club board meeting (she's the President).
On Tuesday we coached Lego League. The students elected four subteam captains for the robot build.
The subteam captains then chose up their members and started building four tracked robots. Photo by Andrea.
Tuesday was a day spent working on robots.
On Wednesday we had pupus and drinks at Park Restaurant. We had a nice rainbow getting into the car to go out.
Park was dark and had live music.
Thursday afternoon I coached Lego League while Andrea attended the Service Learning Fair at KCC for MHC Afterward we saw
a monk seal at her usual spot at Sans Souci Beach.
On Friday, Andre also volunteered at the Service Learning Fair.
MHC had a nice table set up at the Service Learning Fair.
Opening ceremonies by Bryan Silver on Saturday at the Kalani VEX Tournament.
After match number two.
We left the Kalani VEX Tournament to coach Lego League before returning to the tournament.
The four subteams build four robots.
This subteam is hard at work.
On Monday the 16th I went to the beach by myself and saw the Black Pearl off Waikiki.
The Black Pearl came in fairly close so I took another picture.
Tuesday was robot day at NVMS Lego League.
The four subteams continued on their parallel robot build.
Later Andrea and I went to Sans Souci Beach and I saw this painted plywood art project someone had attached to the railing.
Click the image to see a closer view of the painting.
While I did my 11 pullups, this woman stood motionless with her hands pressed against this banyan tree for several minutes.
On Wednesday I went to Kalani High School to help the VEX team modify their robot for the next competition.
The busses arrived a bit late.
The Punahou students got booted first.
Then they were welcomed by Kimo.
Andrea gave a lecture on watersheds.
Pam contributed too.
They they off for a walk through the water to Paiko Beach, about a quarter mile to the right.
President Andrea chatted with Doug.
Everyone seemed to have a good time.
On Tuesday, the 24th, we got a third of an inch of rain by 1:00 PM so the stream was running
Photo by Andrea.
Later we went to the beach, which wasn't very crowded due to the cloudiness, but nice. Photo by Andrea.
The meeting was held at 7:00 PM in the Aina Haina Elementary School cafeteria.
Over 100 people attended. Evidently the 9.5 acres above Hao Street was allowed to remain in private hands by the Mufi Hanneman
administration in 1999 in a secret deal.
Out-going AHCA President Wayson was given an award. Art Mori also played a
video about the effort to stop the illegal development by scoff-laws.
Rae describes accomplishments and thanks volunteers.
There was good food for everyone.
Jolie Wanger presents the watershed talk.
Afterward we joined Donnel at Roys to listen to Stephen Inglis play slack key guitar and sing Hawaiian songs.
Panel discussion. Photo by Andrea.
The monk seal was back Friday afternoon.
The second hour was spent working on the robot missions.
All the students are totally engaged.
Afterward Andrea and I stopped at Uncle Clay's House of Pure Aloha. I got a copy of Rodney Chang's third volume of
Night Flights, a book of local stories.
15 minutes later, the airport is completely socked in. The Delta flight left on time.
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