We were thrilled to have Grammy & Grampy King come visit us in Hawai'i in February.
Jim and Leslie Anne travelled cross-country via Amtrak then flew to Honolulu from San Francisco. When they got here they joined in all our daily activities and got familiar with our current laid back lifestyle and funky local neighborhood.
We spent a long charming, informative and entertaining day at the Polynesian Cultural Center, the weather was a little rainy, but no sunburns! We learned customs, greetings, dances, contests and games of the islands of Samoa, Tahiti, Aotearoa (New Zealand), Tonga, Fiji, Hawai'i. We enjoyed a Luau with stories, music and dancing. And a marvelous performance of their original show, “Hā: Breath of Life” Which we all LOVED!
On Chinese New Year we visited the Pacific Aviation Museum at Pearl Harbor and in addition to the shot-up hanger windows, and lots and lots of really cool aircraft, we got to see the Lion Dance used to blessed the hangars and protect them from evil spirits with loud drums and offerings.
We all went to Camila's and Jeff's first soccer practice and game and had a great time there.
We spent hours on the lanai, reading, talking, snacking, and practicing ukulele.
And we even got a chance to take KaiMana out on the water!
cruising on the south shore of O'ahu, Diamond Head in the background
(look! no socks!)
We got to sail out of the harbor with the University of Hawai'i sailors on the Hikianalia ! We sailed down in front of the house to wave at Mom and the girls. What a beautiful day. We even saw a whale on the way back into harbor (sadly no pictures)!
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