Andrea picked some plumeria and puakenikeni flowers for lei on Wednesday morning, May 1.
Andrea made three lei including one for my hat.
The oli we will be chanting tonight at the sunset ceremony in Waikīkī.
I received my book award medal in the mail today.
We went to the Huli Kauwela ceremony near the Aquarium and had dueling photogrpahs.
Andrea made a plumeria lei for my hat.
I walked down to The Beach Cafe and photographed the musicians.
Video of entering procession.
Video of opening hula.
Afterward we went to Arden in the Lotus Hotel and had cocktails and pupu.
Our new cooktop was installed early Friday afternoon.
Dinner with Simina
Simina invited us to her place for dinner on Saturday evening, May fourth.
I got my BookFest award certificate today.
Simina laid a beautiful table with roast salmon, potatoes, macaroni salad, and garlic toast, with a great view of Diamond Head from her tenth floor apartment.
Simina asked Kai to take the table selfie using my phone.
Slava brought a sensational dessert.
Cinco de Mayo
Andrea made fish tacos to celebrate the fifth of May which fell on a Sunday this year.
Andrea photographed the great dinner spread.
These are the last fourteen books I bought on Amazon. A couple I haven't read yet. I always get physical books.
On Monday the sixth, Andrea participated in lei making with her halau at Manoa Heritage Center.
Photo by Kilohana.
Query Workshop
Manuscript Wishlist (MSWL), the Website, hosted a free online query workshop which I attended on Tuesday afternoon.
Emmy gave a presentation on the query letter and writing sample.
In the Q&A she talked about the synopsis. Later I went to her agency Website and queued the only agent there who takes SF.
Mothers' Day
I made reservations at Arden for a Mothers' Day brunch for ten in the morning.
Saturday morning I made an arrangement of heliconia and bougainvillea for Andrea.
Scientific American has an article about Paul Erdős. Makes me wonder if I have an Erdős (AKA Erdos) number, so I asked Ken Goldberg for his.
He replied:
My Erdős Number = 3. (Source: MathSciNet)
Boris Aronov, Paul Erdoő, et al. Crossing families. Combinatorica v14. no. 2, pp. 127-134. 1994.
Boris Aronov, Mark de Berg, Frank van der Stappen, et al. Motion planning for multiple robots. Discrete Computational Geometry. v22. no. 4,
pp. 505-525. 1999.
R-P. Berretty, Ken Goldberg, Mark Overmars, and Frank van der Stappen. Trap Design for Vibratory Part Feeders. Int'l Jour. of Robotics Research.
v20. no. 11. 2001.
My Bacon Number = 3. (Source: OracleofBacon.org)
Kevin Bacon with Alec Baldwin in She's Having a Baby, 1988.
Alec Baldwin with Peter Coyote in Earth and the American Dream, 1992.
Peter Coyote with Ken Goldberg in Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death & Technology, 2011.
So that makes my Erdős number four because I have co-authored several papers with Ken. Having never appeared in a motion picture, I have no Bacon
number.
We parked down by the Dillingham Fountain. Across the street is the Diamond Head Ambasador, featured frequently in the old TV show
Hawaiian Eye. The tower to the right is where Andrea and I stayed for a week, apartment sitting for a friend back in 1979. Click the
image to see the full resolution version.
We enjoyed a great brunch at our park view table at Arden.
The place was full.
We took a walk after breakfast along the Gold Coast. This looks like a Claude Horan tile installation. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
Some Tudor style cottages. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
Civil Patrol Walk up Mona Street
Andrea and I joined the Civil Patrol walk on Monday morning, the 13th.
We arrived at the rendezvous point at Ani Street early.
A passerby took our group photo.
Heading up to the Mona Street fork.
Andrea went up Hind Iuka to the debris basin and I went with the Mona Street subgroup.
At the top of Mona Street.
Sunset Seminar at the Kahala Hotel
Andrea and I attended the talk on dolphin biomechanics on Monday evening, the 13th.
The presentation was by Dr. Shorter and his doctoral student Gabriel, on the left.
Kahala Hotel events employee Taylor made the introduction.
On Tuesday morning Andrea and I went to our third weekly falling class (aikido) at the Japanese Cultural Center on Beretania Street.
Dancing in the Moonlight at Manoa Heritage Center
Andrea and I attended the themed gathering and celebration on Thursday evening, May 16th.
Adele gave us a puakenikeni lei and I carried it into the event. We gave it to Emily who was personing the sign-in table. Photo by Andrea.
With Emily. Photo by Andrea.
Emily and Andrea.
Photo by Kilohana.
Keala, Kevin, and their keiki.
I gave a tour to these four attendees.
Everyone connected with the Center was invited: board, donors, staff, docents, etc. The board chair gave a talk and handed the microphone to Lisa.
The musician adjusted his rhythm machine.
Later there was dancing. Photo by Andrea.
Andrea joined the dance after these photos.
Kevin and baby having fun. Photo by Andrea.
Talk on the Hawea Heiau Complex
Andrea went to Keawawa wetlands to hear the talk on the Hawea Heiau Complex on Saturday Morning, May 18th, to find it had been postponed a week.
No message had been sent out. The gate was locked, so we went to the store and drove home.
While we were waiting at the gate I took this photo of Keawawa wetlands with its hale pili. The heiau is behind the trees.
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Covid Boosters at Longs Kahala Mall
Andrea and I went to Longs Kahala for our covid boosters on Saturday, the 18th. We stopped at Sees Candies on the way out and got an assortment box.
We walked by an ukulele concert on the way out to the parking structure.
Falling Class at the Japanese Cultural Center
Andrea was sick with a cold (covid test negative), so I went alone to the Tuesday aikido falling class at the JCC, May 21.
I parked on the street behind and walked around the block to the front.
Decorating the courtyard in preparation for an event.
Tuesday evening Andrea photographed her latest yarn lei in Barbie colors.
Tour at Manoa Heritage Center
Wedenesday afternoon, May 22, I gave a tour to eight at MHC.
We took photos from the front first, then on to the gardens and heiau. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
I put up the yard sign earlier in the day and Andrea photographed it the next day.
I photographed the front of our house on our morning walk on Friday the 24th using Andrea's phone.
Bonsai with Toru Suzuki
An all-day demonstration and workshop was hosted by the Hawaii Bonsai Association (HBA) at the Susannah Wesley Community Center in Kalihi
on Saturday, May 25th, with bonsai master Toru Suzuki, visiting from Japan. The demonstration on three great trees was held in the morning
with the multi-participant workshop after a delightful bento lunch. Kudos to HBA for putting on this highly successful event.
Mr. Suzuki has been the Managing Director of Nippon Bonsai Growers Cooperative and Chairman of Nippon Bonsai Daikan-Ten Exhibition organizing
committee. He began his apprenticeship to Shintani Daiju-en Bonsai Garden in 1975. He succeeded his father as the owner of Daiju-en Bonsai
Garden in 1976. He is a four-time recipient of the Nippon Bonsai Sakufu Exhibition Award.
Mr. Suzuki is one of two who have been recognized by the Agency for Cultural Affairs Award. He maintains bonsai at the Imperial Palace four times
a year.
Thomas Agawa with Classic Bonsai Club was Mr. Suzuki's interpreter for the day. Rick Wagner of Rainbow Bonsai Club acted as Master of
Ceremonies at the invitation of HBA's Event Organizer Charlene Ono.
The three demonstration trees are in place. Mr. Suzuki examines the han kengai prostrata juniper on the right.
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The middle tree is a black pine (Pinus thunbergii). Click the image to see the full resolution version.
The tree on the left is a magnificent procumbens nana juniper. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
The han kengai on the audience's right. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
Mr. Suzuki begins work on the upright juniper while Thomas interprets for the audience. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
Branches are shortened in order to reveal the structure of the tree. They will become jin later. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
Work started at the bottom and worked up to the top of the tree. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
Two assistants took over on the juniper while Mr. Suzuki moved over to the black (two needle) pine. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
Overall view of the demostration scene. The fourth tree, close to the camera, will be worked on after lunch.
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Mr. Suzuki tilted the pine up to become a slant (shakan) style. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
The audience sat or stood with rapt attention, several taking video. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
Mr. Suzuki moved on to the han kengai (semi-cascade) juniper. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
Back to the first tree for more work after the assistants refined the jin. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
The assistants began wiring the black pine. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
I am helping Alvin wrap a branch with rafia for radical bending. Photo by Steven Louis. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
Pat Lewis, President of the Rainbow Bonsai Club, assists in placing a piece of rebar. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
This is the before photo of my workshop tree. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
Thomas translates for the answer to a question from the audience about HBA past president Warren Yamamoto's tree.
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Explaining the process and intent for this tree. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
The piece of rebar has been used as a mast to pull the apex upward. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
Everyone helped set up tables for lunch. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
Mr. Suzuki did a quick demo with Daniel Heath's large cascade juniper workshop tree. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
Helping the owner with a small black pine. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
A fine old black pine formal upright workshop tree. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
Mr. Suzuki helped me with my juniper, tilting it to the right to put the apex over the base. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
This is Pat Lewis's moyogi juniper. Photo by Eddie Oi. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
Charlene with Mrs. and Mr. Suzuki at the end of the event. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
I photographed my workshop tree when I got home. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
I created a
separate page
for the Bonsai with Toru Suzuki photos.
Memorial Day
Memorial Day was Monday, May 27.
Sunday morning Andrea used the two-element induction griddle I got her for Mother's Day. Easy to use.
Flying the flag on Memorial Day.
Okinawan Festival Planning Meeting
I attended the Okinawan Festival General Committee meeting on Tuesday evening, May 28.
Tuesday morning, after our aikido falling class, we drove to Geobunga in Kaka'ako to get some river rock and three water lilies.
There's a very nice garden behind the Legacy Ballroom where the meetings are held.
They generally have a very nice spread of pot luck food for after the meeting.
Overall view of the meeting venue.
Wednesday morning Andrea was sorting pōhaku for ʻili ʻili, percussion instruments.
The Hub Writers Group Meeting
Andrea and I went to our first weekly meeting of the writers group at The Hub in Kaka'ako on Thursday evening, May 38. I didn't get any photographs.
Friday morning Andrea photographed our water lilies and other flowers.
Friday lunch: "Still life: Chicken Sandwich with Conviction," while Andrea volunteered at Mission Houses.
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