Ogii burned the food a bit. Good thing there are two windows in the kitchen to quickly blow the smoke out.
Me on the couch with my lap desk.
Walking around in sandals all day instead of shoes means my heels get harder.
There's a King Kamehameha Day parade today. It starts much farther north and we weren't sure how long it would take to get here, but since we could see the street it goes along from our balcony, we just waited until we saw it before we go down to watch. Nothing yet.
There's the parade; let's go!
All of these cars are backed up because the parade is still going along the road they want to get on.
Mini food truck area.
Waikiki trolleys were used for many of the participants.
We were right by this announcers table.
The announcers.
There was a princess of each Hawaiian Island. In front of her would be a man on a horse with a flag indicating her island.
Then the princess along with her escorts.
Between them were other organizations on cars with lots of flower decorations.
There were also many other women, including Miss Samoa.
I like her umbrella.
Princess of Hawaii.
Miss Hawaii.
Miss Hawaii Teen.
Princess of Maui.
Kamehameha school.
Princess of Kauai.
Us.
A bug.
Many bugs.
Beach buggy.
Van.
They were all covered in beautiful flowers.
German society.
I like how many of them threw a shaka instead of waving.
Princess of Molokai.
Many women on convertibles.
Princess of Lanai.
Behind each group of horses was a small cart for the poop. They decorated them nicely, though.
Miss Bikini Hawaii and Miss Hawaii Plus Size.
Miss Hawaii Volunteer.
Princess of Oahu.
The horses had beautiful flower leis.
Women on corvettes.
Some clips of the parade.
Gotta clean up afterwards.
There were many vendors selling art on the fence near Queen Kapiolani Regional Park.
Nice photos.
There was a festival at Kapiolani Park.
A few different cutouts.
Ogii as a princess.
Me in Aloha.
Lots of food.
Fun hats.
Cultural activities.
Ogii with her shave ice.
Then we walked over to the bandstand.
Many people were there.
With more vendors over here.
There were dancers from many islands.
With different outfits.
Along with singers and other musicians.
I noticed the Fiji dancers were wearing the same decoration on their garlands...
... as a woman from Fiji sitting by us had as an earring. She told us they are fui, and men will wear seven of them on a garland to represent their seven districts.
The woman also told us people are supposed to go up between the dancers and spray perfume on them to show appreciation, and she asked Ogii to do it; very special.
Drummers.
Male dancers.
Female dancers.
They invited the audience to dance with them.
Then took pictures.
The same guy who announced the parade was speaking here.
I wonder if that's the same photographer who took the shaka license plate group photo for the newspaper. Did he crop me out of it or did an editor? He's taking pictures of the crowd; maybe I'll forever be at events that have pictures in the newspaper but I'm just barely out of frame in.
Ogii and some drummers.
The rest of the band.
Women dancers.
And men.
Anklets which make noise while dancing.
A video of some of the dancers.
A statue of Queen Kapiolani.
Yota.
Pineapple light.
An open house on our walk home. Might as well check it out.
In Foster Tower.
I like seeing a good newsletter.
Bathroom.
Bedroom.
Living room.
A beautiful view of the ocean.
And the mountains.
A mural on the ground for planes flying overhead.
A wall of history.
With lots of info.
From various decades.
Nice historical pictures.
The hardest part about surfing is carrying your board home.
Monthly events at the International Marketplace.
Neat metal artwork.
Although I wonder how many get sold from here.
People testing the Japanese racing simulators.
People sitting in the back of a pickup below us.
Sunset.