2025 Nov 15 | Kona's Got Talent, Honl's Beach yoga, Kona Coffee Festival
Kona's Got Talent has multiple groups and people.
At the Keauhou Shopping Center main stage.
This group was trying to get a selfie but wasn't getting the angle right, so I helped them out.
Some dancers.
Everyone applauding.
A lot of people standing in the back. We sat in front of the seats.
This girl had memorized a very complex speech. I don't think I would have been able to remember it.
Dancer.
Singer.
Dancer.
Dancer.
Cheer dancer.
Dancer.
A speech.
The A/V guy was able to be anywhere as he had the control on a tablet.
ONe more.
And then a competition of who could keep a balloon up the longest.
Playing a guitar.
Dancers.
And playing music.
We've seen this guy at the Friday food trucks.
A few clips of some of the acts.
Ogii got a very neat picture of layers of blue.
Long clouds.
Colorful flowers.
A dog in the back of a pickup.
Ali'i drive was blocked off here for runners.
Nice to get a rental right on the ocean.
Nice mailbox.
Ogii with it.
There are a couple of geckos on it.
We tried to stay out of the way of the runners.
Another nice mailbox.
With beach scenes.
Runners with a pacer.
The house at the south end of the Honl's Beach.
Ogii on the beach.
Yoga.
Palm trees above.
This Saturday morning instructor was very good.
The log with all of the flying bugs.
A lizard was on it today.
Ogii in the ocean.
She saw a sea turtle.
There's a parking lot by the beach.
And surf instructors.
A blue house.
With some great ocean scenes in the glass.
Coral.
Sun rays.
Asian lion.
A new house and garage being built here.
Many cars going the other way.
We went to the Donkey Mill Art Center.
They had a train whistle making workshop.
Potter at the next level.
More at the next level.
A few tables set up.
Inside.
To the left was a kitchen.
With a library.
Where they were making bracelets.
They were making leis in the main room.
I thought you could just show and make all of these, but it turns out you had to have signed up ahead of time.
But that's OK.
Because they had printed instructions.
So we can try to follow them on our own later.
Irons for the leaves.
The finished product.
There were multiple art pieces.
With info about them.
More here.
A gift shop.
With neat earrings.
Up close.
Colorful tree.
This gecko lost its tail. They seem to grow back.
Another level with a print studio.
And a children's area.
Fountain.
With a water lilly.
This level's wall had some paintings.
They went all the way over here.
All those cars were going north earlier are still going that way. But if we take the upper road and then cut across, it's faster.
Pretty view going down the hill.
The main event of the Kona Coffee Festival was at the Old Airport. They had many booths outside.
A photographer.
You don't see any more canvas or acrylic; it's all metal prints now.
We like this massage school.
Food vendors.
Inside the pavilion.
Entertainment schedule.
They didn't list the times online; we only saw them when we arrived.
Some hula dancers.
Silent lei auction.
This woman had made this one.
There were many different leis.
With various leaves and berries.
And flowers.
Red and white.
All red.
All green.
Alternating colors.
Bright.
More ropey.
This one won the grand prize.
Also very complex.
Flowers wrapped with berries.
Mostly leaves.
Very stringy.
This one was my favorite.
All flowers.
All flowers of a different type.
Alternating.
Many flowers.
A mix.
Smaller flowers.
There were various tables over here.
Asian writing.
Flower lei making.
Another area for making ti leaf leis.
Getting Ogii started.
It's easier if you wrap them around your toe.
Almost done.
Multiple hula dancers.
And even a haka.
At the back corner.
Caricatures.
Different coffee ingredients.
Coffee tasting.
This guy's farm was new.
They were also selling coffee.
Another farm.
I like their bag.
Another.
They won first place in the cupping competition last year.
One last booth.
Others trying them.
Selling some cone ginger.
Ogii bought a couple.