I got a huge jackfruit. It was a bit smelly (all Jackfruit are at least the ripe ones) so the dogs were interested. We named it Smiky because it was smooth and spiky and I had troubles slaughtering it. Leilani commented it was not smart to name fruit and Andy, thoroughly unimpressed cut it open.
I froze 6 or 7 pounds, we ate about that much and I attempted to dehydrate 3.
The seeds are edible too, kind of taste like chestnuts. Before we boiled them, but roasted they are better. Next time I’ll take them out 5 minutes earlier.
It only took 35 phone calls to get our Kapaa chargers fixed… But in all actuality as soon as the right people understood the issues they were nice and things started moving
Leilani and I spent an extra (first) day at the Bishop Museum
At the Ala Wai Canal
We went to the IUCN World Conservation Congress
The main reason for our trip was Leilani’s participation in the “Wild Kids” IUCN World Conservation Congress Youth Symposium to work on their zero waste team
We liked Kealohi’s choice #8
In the meantime Sonja found a Tesla Roadster (Henk Rodger’s Tesla Roadster to be specific…)
Most of the wild kids that were at the symposium
We went to the Academy of Arts
Near the University, waiting for the East-West Center’s “CHINA Through The Lens of John Thomson” exhibition to open
Andy and I have been married for 12 years!
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Tuesday, August 31st 2004 we set up. Andy, Klaus, Ruwan and Thelan helped John to set up the reception tents at the Taro patch. Inge, Trude, Kiron and Sonja cleaned up at Kalihiwai beach. |
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We started the celebration on Wednesday, September 1st 2004. In the morning we hiked NouNou, the “Sleeping Giant” hill nearby, and picked Ti leaves that we later made into leis for the wedding guests. In the afternoon Andy and the guys went kayaking, while Sonja and the gals had a lei making class.
In the evening we had a pizza party at our house and also the most beautiful sunset rainbow.
To see more click on the image above…
The morning of the wedding day a big rain cleared the atmosphere, cleansed
the island, and the rest of the day was beautiful, warm, sunshine, light
breeze, just perfect weather. Before the ceremony we had music and hula at
the beach.
In the beginning Antion blew the conch shell, then Serge Kahili King held a deeply meaningful and moving ceremony. We had a Hawaiian water ritual and a lei exchange in addition to the exchange of rings.
After the ceremony many pictures were taken and many hugs and good wishes received. We also took a short break at the ocean.
More Photos of our guests. Click on the image…
The reception was held at the Taro Patch in Anahola. Many more posed pictures, and beautiful Hula and Hawaiian music started this part of the
celebration.
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The reception continued with a great lunch from the Blossoming Lotus, the local vegan restaurant, cutting of the cake and Ruwan’s speech. |
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Finally, we planted a tree, a breadfruit tree, Ulu. The Ulu was brought to Hawaii by the Polynesians. To us it represents, among many other |
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Friday we had a picnic in Kokee, but we got fogged and rained out and luckily escaped to Polihale, where we relaxed and camped the next 2 days. |
As Leilani said “we were firing a fest” (this quote will be a lot more funny if you are fluent in German and English…, feiern in German means celebrate, and sounds a lot like English fire-n, a fest is a party or celebration)
Lester is back to a category 3 hurricane, sustained winds of 125 mph (200 km/h) gusts of 155 mph (250 km/h). Click on the gif below for more up-to-date info
This was a few days ago when 2 were threatening us. Madeline and Lester
