So blessed to have had the opportunity to share a message today at our KMS Joint Devotional Service. There were about 640 students and 60 teachers who filed into Keawe Gym. A student team led the worship. The message is below. Hope you are as blessed as I was. Thank you Lord….
Went to the Big Island to plant Koa on the slopes of Mauna Loa. This was part of the Kamehameha Schools Koa Reforestation project. This was my office view for the past three days.
Keawewai is actually the name of the cabin. There were four staff members and eleven participants who took part.
Dinner on the first night was Hawaiian food, courtesy of KTA. We ate well the entire time.
We spent the evening sharing our hearts and bonding. It was truly special….
After the wood burning stoves went out, it got pretty cold. Keawewai is at an elevation of over 6000′.
One of the highlights was riding in the back of Uncle Eli’s pickup truck. We four-wheeled over the hills to our planting site.
Here are some of our Koa seedlings. Our group planted 1,500 seedlings in all. Unfortunately, I stepped into a hole and tweaked my LCL. Hopefully I’ll heal up, and the Koa will grow.
After lunch, we went into the forest to pick maile. We returned to the cabin to make our maile leis.
We also had to chop firewood for our Korean barbecue dinner. So ono….
So blessed to have had this experience. Getting back to nature was a nice respite to daily life. But what I’ll cherish most are the new friendships. Mahalo.
Pow Wow Hawai’i is going down this week in Kaka’ako. And it’s pretty amazing…. “POW WOW IS A GATHERING OF CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS THAT ENGAGES WITH THE BROADER COMMUNITY IN THE PROCESS AND CREATION OF ART.”
Here are a few of the murals near the Mother Waldron Park.
Be careful where you park. Haha. Love the painting on the sidewalk as well. Nice touch….
This mural of King David Kalākaua is at the Lana Lane Studios.
Here’s my friend Kamea doing his magic.
The Pow Wow Hawai’i block party coincided with the Honolulu Night Market. This mural is next to the Pinch of Salt warehouse on Auahi Street. There were pop-up boutiques inside.
The streets were packed with food trucks, art vendors, and DJs. I had a nice plate of Onda Pasta and a slice of Kiawe Pizza.
Had an #artrageous time!
Walked over to the Ukulele Picnic at the Kaka’ako Waterfront Park today. Only found out about it via Twitter. Apparently, it’s put on by an Ukulele shop in Japan. It was a lot of fun. Here’s Aldrine Guerrero on stage.
There were a bunch of food booths, vendors, and crafters. There were even food trucks in the parking lot.
There were ukulele manufacturers there including Kamaka and Kanile’a. There were also free ukulele and hula lessons for the visitors. Nice….
There were jumpers and activities for the kids. (And porta potties.)
For lunch, I had a plate of yakisoba noodles and an andagi for dessert. So ono….
But the person who had the most fun was this little kid sliding down the hill on a piece of cardboard. Good times.
Attended the Night in Chinatown Street Festival & Parade this late afternoon / early evening. Ran into friends there. Had a great time!
As the parade moved along Hotel Street, I had to run down King Street to catch up to it for this pic.
Then I headed over to the food booths before the parade ended to beat the crowds. Good call….
The side streets were jam packed. There were food booths, vendors, kung fu demonstrations, pageant queens, and even a reggae concert!
The parade ended at River Street with what looked like a dance battle. Here’s a link to my Viddy video.
Sampled a few unusual desserts with friends. Had fun. A great celebration….
Alan Tamayose 