This month's meeting was lightly attended. Last month's meeting was canceled.
Banyan and banyan style bonsai were the theme for this month's meeting.
Banyan and banyan style bonsai were the theme for this month's meeting.
I read Diamond Head for a while. Photo by Andrea.
Conversation.
We had the big shelter on the slab.
Parents and grandparents helped cook the food.
There was a red star pinata.
Awesome food line.
Monday afternoon we went to the beach and I got this photo of Kapiolani Park.
Two nice paintings.
Overview. Photo by Andrea.
We went to the beach on Wednesday afternoon and I took this picture of a lifeguard posing for a photo with the keiki wearing a lifeguard shirt.
We got a table outdoors. Photo by Andrea.
Mom enjoyed herself. She and Andrea both had the Kauai prawns while I had the Classic Trio (three kinds of fish with rice).
Thursday moring we went to POP Marine at Pier 38 to get charcoal for the Big Green Egg.
Sunday morning I gave Andrea a gold watch. I had fixed her a breakfast of papaya, toast, eggs, and portagee sausage.
Sunday evening we had dinner at Michel's at the Colony Surf apartment building.
Photo by our waiter.
Photo by Andrea.
Lots of photographs of the sunset. Photo by Andrea.
Andrea wore gold earrings and a gold necklace to go with her watch.
Photo by Andrea.
Andrea went with me to my teeth cleaning appoint with Dr. Ching on Young Street and she walked to Ohana Hale Market Place on Ward Avenue,
and then she walked to Thomas Square and took this photo of the new Kamehamea III statue.
Later we had lunch at Islands restaurant in Ala Moana.
In the afternoon we went to the beach where we saw that Kaiwi is back.
There were some groups of tourist SCUBA divers.
In the morning, the Kaimana Hotel and the Sans Souci Apartments are in shadow.
Tuesday evening, Andrea and I went to a monthly Aina Haina Prepared meeting at Grace Chapel.
Andrea took meeting notes in her role as club secretary.
Our torch ginger flower is starting to open up.
Then we went into the gift shop. Andrea stands on
Horan's
floor tile mural.
Bruddah Wade frome KINE radio is the MC this year.
First up were the wife and husband duo Kupaoa along with Mark Yamanaka (center).
Bobby Moderow headlined the show. He performs with Maunalua and has just released his first solo album.
Bobby with his wisecracking sideman. Photo by Andrea.
A promotional image for the event via Facebook.
The first item in the silent auction was this Hawaiian guitar. I wrote a bid, upped it twice through the evening, and got it. Click the
image to see the full resolution version.
A four piece Hawaiian vocal group, Kimo Alama Keaulana and Lei Hulu, provided music on the lanai.
Posing for photos. Harry B. Soria Jr., center with his wife Kilohana and Mary Cooke
Kumu Hula Kilohana and others danced a hula.
An opening ceremony with Halau Mele and Halau Hula o Manoa.
The buffet dinner is well underway. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
Music by Alan Akaka and the Islanders, who backed Raiatea Helm earlier.
Harry came by our table and chatted with Alice Tucker.
Na Hoa also performed.
Ho'okena.
Looking toward the 1831 Chamberlain house built of coral block.
A hale pili under construction at the left with the 1821 house in the center. The Chamberlain house is on the right.
Mike starting a tour of the Red Hat Society ladies with the 1821 site model in the gift shop.
The later model of the mission houses site with Kawaiahao Church in the Chamberlain house.
I planted the bonsai forest dawn redwood seeds.
I also mowed the lawn because I couldn't do it on Saturday as I usually do.
Cocktails and pupu under the lychee tree.
Eric and Joe flew out early Wednesday (Juneteenth) morning and Andrea and I went to the beach in the afternoon.
Decorating for the Summer Solstice with a sun flag and sun symbol paper lanterns.
Saturday morning Andrea and I went for our Mission Houses Museum training. This is the parlor of the 1821 house.
Upstairs in the crafts room with the 1840 spinning wheel.
Guests started arriving at 5:00 PM and by 5:45 there was quite a spread of food on the buffet table.
Andrea did a lot of food preparation. Photo by Andrea.
We provided visors and stick-ons so people could craft their own. Photo by Jennifer Crites via Facebook.
Most people had plates of food by 6:00 PM.
I had decorated with yellow paper lanterns in the trees.
Most people sat outside due to the warm temperature and light (near zero) wind.
We set off the thousand firecracker string after dark at 8:00 PM.
Photo by Jennifer Crites via Facebook.
The LED lights were strung through the tree branches.
A closer photo of Lynn, Stephany, and Andy.
Sunday I spent the morning getting the yard back to normal while Andrea got the house back together. On Monday I went to the beach by myself.
I figured it was a good day to photograph the Waikiki Natatorium because it was overcast. Rain expected tonight and tomorrow.
The event was well attended, with even the stools on the right being taken in a few minutes.
Auli'i Mitchel brought along four ki'i to show, and gave a slide lecture before teaching us the mele and then performing the hula.
Performing with the Wewehi ki'i.
Demonstrating arm motions with a ki'i. Photo by Andrea.
On the way home we stopped at the guitar store on King Street so I could buy a beguinning guitar book and a pick.
The event was well attended, filling the library meeting room.
We need to plan on six feet of sea level rise this century due to anthrogenic CO2 pollution.
Matt Gonser from the county office of sustainability then spoke about political aspects of sea level rise and flooding resilience.
Global warming means more frequent and intense weather events.
Panorama photo by Andrea. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
We always like to look for the humuhumunukunukuapuaa in the outdoor reef display. Photo by Andrea.
Couldn't resist the children's monk seal photo panel. Photo by Andrea.
After eating our fish and chicken plates catered by Laverne's we went into the aquarium. Andrea photographed some fish.
Can you find the Primo can in Horan's floor tile installation? Photo by Andrea.
Returning from the aquarium tour I photographed the audience waiting for the show to begin. The blue shirts are aquarium volunteers.
We got Andrea a pair of seahorse earrings when we went to the aquarium gift shop.
The Merrie Monarch award winning hula halau were up first.
Del Beazley is in the center. Photo by Andrea.
Na Hoa with the hula halau. Na Hoa also performed at the Territorial Airwaves fundraiser at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel two weeks ago.
Kumu hula Kalani was asked to come up and perform.
Kapiolani Park where I parked the Toyota.
Plastic grass at the Aquarium due to all the wear and tear from Diamond Head Luau four nights a week.
Plastic grass on the main lawn at the Aquarium.
The model of the 1830 Kawaiaha'o Church. Notice the steeple that was destroyed in a storm in 1864 and never rebuilt.
I went across the street to photograph the Kawaiaha'o Church today.
Walking back from photographing the front of the church I noticed this unusual coral rock fountain.
We took three people, two from New Jersey and one from Nevada, on an 11:00 o'clock tour.
In the 1821 house parlor on the tour. Chris, second from right, is also a student docent.
In the parlor looking the other way. Photo by Andrea.
Waiting in the shade with Chris for the afternoon cellar tour. Photo by Andrea.
Mike explaining the depository system in the cellar. Photo by Andrea.
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