Ready for the lei giving ceremony as the Paris halau sisters are about to arrive.
The Paris sisters arriving.
Lei giving ceremony for the visiting halau sisters from Paris, France.
People begin to get drinks and pupu.
Andrea prepared the charcuterie platter, visible here.
Kilohana sat with Earl and Hope for a while.
Joleen's sister Lois was visiting from the mainland, center. She was very active in making sure things went smoothly.
Lots of conversations at the tables.
Andrea and I sat at the table with Earl, Hope, and Kilohana.
Andrea talking to halau sisters with wine in hand.
Almost ready for the buffet dinner.
Lois and Andrea talking as it begins to get dark (6:09 PM).
Paul brought his harp and played Hawaiian music accompanied by two ukulele.
I told Paul later that his harp sounded really good. They played and sang many Hawaiian songs.
Everyone was having a good time.
Kani kapila begins. People sing along.
The first hula of the evening. That harp sound pretty good.
Another beautiful hula.
Joleen dances this one with red headed Bonnie in the middle.
Andrea, Joleen, and Carmela in the front row for Yellow Ginger Lei.
A French hula.
Kilohana leads this one.
A French song after dessert is served.
It started to rain about midnight and the next morning the stream was running with brown water. Photo by Andrea.
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