Tropical storm Hone is coming. Most hurricanes are blown to the north or south of Hawaii by the winds, and the ones that do hit Hawaii usually get stopped by Kauai to the west or Big Island to the east, so they don't really affect Oahu and Maui nearly as much.
Just to be safe, though, we put the balcony furniture in the living room.
I had a gift card to Starbucks, so we went there for breakfast.
This is a Reserve location. That sounds more expensive.
Cute drink containers with umbrellas.
Raccoon cake pops.
The gift card was for $10 gift card, and the total was $27, so we spent $17. That small of a gift card is basically saying, "Go here and spend more money."
On Saturday, the Waikiki Aquarium was hosting a Trash Bash Coastal Cleanup.
We met on the lawn to the side.
Some snacks and a canopy.
With info on trash.
Buckets and tongs.
Ogii ready to go.
We went south towards the beach first.
But the beach was pretty clean, so we headed across the road to Kapiolani park.
Ogii stayed more in the middle of the park. There was a lot of trash around the picnic tables.
I walked along the sidewalk and the edge of the road where people park. A lot of trash got caught here.
The park is popular for sports. Some older people playing soccer.
Many volleyball nets.
Mopeds need to park in the car parking spots or in smaller, designated moped parking areas. It's a nice idea to try to leave a spot for a car and park somewhere else instead, but you might get a ticket, like here.
We walked south along the west side of the park, around the side side, and then back up the east side. There are more soccer players on the east side of the park, too.
It took a while to pick up all of the pieces of this bottle. Actually, you probably can't get them all, so it becomes a question of how long do you want to spend increasingly more time to get smaller and smaller pieces.
We're full; time to head back.
We got a lot of trash.
Some juice and cookies.
Group photo.
Idaho.
That afternoon we went to the Made in Hawaii festival at the Hawaii Convention Center. The line to get in was very long but it moved quickly.
It was packed inside.
A ton of vendors.
Some food along this side.
Stories and music.
Fresh honey.
The night lights on the left are neat.
A beer garden.
The top of their display is very nice with big leafs and leis.
Neon signs for the names of the companies were popular.
We started at one end, then walked up and down each aisle. Most were pretty crowded, but most people moved along so we weren't stuck in traffic.
Pictures.
Soap.
Department of Agriculture booth.
With a tarantula.
And a big snake.
Lights.
Wooden watches and glasses.
Peacock, parrot, and pheasant feather hatbands and Christmas tree ornaments.
Headbands and earrings. They hunt pheasants on Kauai.
Lei Kamoe, a thick feather lei.
Many booths had free samples.
Sparkling drinks.
Wooden art.
Wooden bowls.
More samples.
Snacks.
Cards that are the inside of a house.
Handmade paper flowers.
Hand carved wooden paintings.
Cupcakes.
Small plants.
Landscape and sea life photography.
Seascapes in wooden bowls and paintings.
Multi-sample.
It's fun to see which bag is the most attention-grabbing at conventions and trade shows. Here, this iridescent Workshop 28 one caught my eye the most.
They sell all kinds of smaller items.
Cookies and crackers.
Wildlife education.
Necklaces.
Large paintings.
Chips.
I remember this artist from some earlier art shows.
Clear acrylic with flowers inside.
Fresh donuts.
Cookies.
More cookies.
Wooden earrings.
Noms is a popular local candy.
The food and drink lines were quite long, but there was a water fountain by the bathrooms. No line, and it's free.
Greeting cards. The couple that makes them has been in Hawaii for 54 years.
Paintings and throw pillows.
Crab with guns t-shirt.
Glass jars.
Filled with sand and shells.
Wooden boats.
A meat market.
Ogii trying some venison sausage.
Macarons.
Wood and resin cutting boards, coasters, and tables.
I like the combination of grainy, traditional wood with sparky, modern resin.
It took us a bit over an hour to walk by all of the vendors.
Some palm trees in the conference center.
Ogii resting on Sunday morning.
We got a bit of rain from tropical storm Hone. Some stays on the balcony rather than draining away.
It looks like it's damaged the paint here in the past.
Good thing I bought a mini wet vac.
It's just the right size for the job.
Sucked up all the water.
There was a bit more paint that came off, though.
The storm mostly hit the Big Island, knocking down some trees and knocking out power for a few days in some places, but it mostly went south of the other islands.