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Tonga

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We went to the Polynesian Cultural Center. This is a Maori boat at the Maori village

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This duck was like the one Pat got for Easter when she was a child.

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Tahitian dancers

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Fiji. Pat and Sandy spent a few days in Fiji in 1998 and loved it.

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Fiji

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Luau at the cultural center

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We took many trips to Kailua so Pat could do her boogie boarding

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Kailua

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Harley store at the Ala Moana shopping center.

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We got to go to the battleship Missouri where World War II was formally ended.

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Arizona Memorial

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This is the spot where the surrender documents were signed

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You get a good view of the Arizona memorial from here.

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Pat in front of the big guns

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This is where a kamikaze pilot hit after the battle of Okinawa.

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We stayed at the Ilikai next to the Hawaiian Village

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view from the parking lot

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Ilikai hotel

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reading the paper

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We met up with Pat's friend Joyce.

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We attended services at Ohana MCC with Johipher Kwong

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We toured the KoAloha Ukulele factory and purchased the 3rd instrument from the right in the middle row.

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Neck blanks

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waiting for the glue to dry

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here we are with the factory workers

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He is the founder of the company

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Hawaiian cardinals are beautiful

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We made a little trip to the Koko Crater Botanical Garden

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Pat with her boogie board in Kailua

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Pat has seen a sign for Queen Emma's summer palace for years and this time we stopped to see it. It is a hidden treasure.

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Pat and Della

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The docent's name was Della and she gave us wonderful tour. 

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Thiis Wyland sculpture is at the Ilikai hotel entrance

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Our last night. Joyce came by to wish us Aloha.

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Yacht harbor the morning we left

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We were treated to a rainbow the day we left.

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Our plane to Maui where we changed to a plane for San Diego

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This was taken at the Maui airport