January 2023 Journal Photos
New Year's Day
Sunday, January 1, was New Year's Day. The Rose Parade will be on Monday because they don't do it on Sundays. Andrea and I went
for a walk before breakfast.
We walked to the makai end of Lawelawe Street.
We turned left and walked uphill. Photo by Andrea
A view of the sea. Photo by Andrea.
Back home, later, a view of the orange sky. Then it rained a little. Photo by Andrea.
Jigsaw Puzzle
Andrea worked on her jigsaw puzzle, Escape to Wine Country, every day since Christmas.
On Tuesday, January 3, Andrea declared victory on her 1500 piece puzzle.
Mahalo Jessica Potluck at Manoa Heritage Center
Andrea had tours at Mission Houses while I went to the MHC potluck on Friday, January 6. Jessica is moving to a new job at
Honolulu Museum of Art.
I arrived shortly before the 12:30 PM start time, bringing a fruit salad that Andrea had made.
I talked to Jun and Devin. My plate is on the left.
Jessica loved the many lei.
Over 20 people came to the event.
Rainbow Bonsai Club January Meeting
The club met on Sunday, January 8, for the regular monthly meeting.
After doing the December show post-mortem, led by John, Scott gave his treasurer's report.
After the business meeting, I conducted a benefit drawing for prizes.
After the drawing, we did show and tell. Shogo talks about two of his creations he brought to share.
Scott asked if I could do a wiring demonstration on his dwarf Natal plum.
The finished pruned and wired tree.
Manoa Heritage Center Tour
Andrea took the cats to the vet on Wednesday afternoon, January 11, so I did her tour for her at MHC.
I had a tour group of three, two from California and one from the east coast.
The Movie Cirkus at the Doris Duke Theater
Andrea and I went to see the Bollywood movie Cirkus at the Doris Duke Theater at the Museum of Art on Beretania Street.
The trailer video is on youtube.
Andrea photographed this archer sculpture on the muesum lawn.
The movie was fun and over two hours long. We parked in the museum parking lot and on the way back we stopped for a photo at
this carved stone.
Photo by Andrea.
Dinner with Joleen
Andrea and I invited Joleen over for dinner on Sunday evening, January 15. Andrea made chicken curry and we had home made
coconut ice cream for dessert.
We had wine and pupu on the lanai.
Andrea and Joleen practiced hula at the table.
Chant Practice at Manoa District Park
Andrea and I attended the chant practice for Manoa Heritage Center docents at Manoa District Park in the afternoon on Monday, January 16.
I hadn't realized that there is an Olympic size swimming pool behind the pavilion.
This is the pavilion where Kilohana's hula halau practices.
Ready to practice the chant: He Mele No Kuali'i.
Afterward we celebrated a birthday.
Beautiful cake.
KISCA (Kahala) Hui Zoom Meeting
Andrea and I the first KISCA meeting of the new year on Wednesday, January 18.
Attendance at this first meeting of the year was good.
Friday evening Andrea photographed some dead carp in the stream behind Joleen's house.
Maya—Magic of Music and Dance
Saturday, January 21, I mowed the lawn and put up the new weather station to replace the failed one that was several years old.
In the evening Andrea and I went to the HoMA event of Bollywood music and dance.
Saturday morning I mowed the lawn and the sound of my battery-electric mower brought this egret into the yard. Photo by Andrea.
The new weather station is a Sainlogic wifi with 10 inch display. It is now connected to wunderground.com via the internet.
Wunderground page for the PWS (personal weather station).
Elev 44 ft, 21.29 °N, 157.72 °W Honolulu, HI Weather Conditions
The name "KULIOUOU - KALANI IKI STATION" for my PWS was assigned by Wunderground. I have asked them to change it to "WAILUPE VALLEY."
Andrea went to a Hawaiian language and Hula class at Manoa Heritage Center in the afternoon. They celebrated Kilohana's birthday. MHC Photo.
The Maya finale featured all the participants up on the stage. Photo by Andrea.
Morning Clouds
Sunday, January 22, Andrea took some photos of clouds while on our morning walk before breakfast.
View from Lawelawe Street. Photo by Andrea.
Walking back on Hind Drive. Photo by Andrea.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood at the Manoa Valley Theater
Sunday afternoon Andrea and I went to see the musical farce at MVT.
Waiting for the show to start at three.
Inside the theater before I turned off my phone.
After the show we walked over to Paesano's in the Manoa Shopping Center for dinner. We were able to get a table without a reservation.
I had the Italian merlot. Photo by Andrea.
Chanting Practice at Manoa Heritage Center
Monday afternoon Andrea and I drove separately for chanting practice of He Mele No Kuali'i. Andrea stayed for hula.
We sat in a circle with Kilohana.
Joleen gave Kilohana a head lei and a kiss for her birthday.
Kilohana got a box to open.
Group photo by Keala.
After I left they gave Kilohana a birthday cake. Photo by Andrea.
Dinner at Roy's in Hawaii Kai
Wednesday evening we went to dinner in Hawaii Kai. I had a Roy's reservation for 6:30 but we decided to cancel that last Monday
and go for the happy hour specials at five o'clock.
The flier for next month's pot luck open house for Aina Haina Prepared.
The Eddie ran last Sunday at Waimea Bay and I couldn't resist downloading one of the awesome photos. It's bigger than when I rode it.
On our morning walk there were interesting clouds. Lenore would have been 98 today.
Photo by Andrea. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
Photo by Roy's.
We watched canoe paddlers.
Gorgeous sunset, photo by Andrea..
Aina Haina Elementary School at the Manoa Heritage Center
Thursday morning Andrea and I drove to the Manoa Heritage Center to give tours to the school children who came on a school bus.
The children got ready to be divided into four groups.
Keala teaches one group the mo'olelo of Manoa with the tuahine rain and rainbow. Grandfather mountain, grandmother ohia, son wind,
daughter tuahine rain, and child rainbow.
Andrea found this photo online of Manu Kai (sea bird) that we will be sailing on next month for Lenore's ash scattering event.
Saturday morning rainbow. Photo by Andrea.
A Rainy Sunday
Sunday morning, January 29, we had just over an inch of rain in the gauge at 8:00 AM when I emptied it. Then in the afternoon
we had another inch and a third.
At two o'clock the stream was beginning to run. Photo by Andrea.
Two hours later the stream was coming up. Photo by Andrea.
Chanting Practice at Manoa Heritage Center
Monday afternoon, January 30, Andrea and I drove separately for chanting practice of He Mele No Kuali'i. Andrea stayed for hula.
We sat in a circle, once again, with Kilohana.
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