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We went to participate in the Kona Coffee festival and this is the kick-off lantern parade
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After the lantern parade, there is a show in a local pavillion. These are Philipino dancers at the show.
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. This is Pat's introduction to zumba.
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The highlight of the show is the taiko drummers.
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Holualoa is a small town up the mountain from Kailua village. They had a coffee trasing and art walk as part of the festival.
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Coffee "cherries"
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These gals sang barbershop.
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Coffee growing
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Holualoa Hongwanji Mission in the Holualoa village
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We went to the luau at the King Kamehameha Hotel
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This is the luau picture taken by the official photographer.
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Hee demonstrated how to weave a fish from palm fronds.
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The completed fish
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Opening the imu where the kailua pig was cooked. The imu is under ground and filled with hot rocks to cood the pig.
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Kailua pig right out of the imu
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Fishing at sunset in the lagoon next to the Kamehameha hotel.
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Demonstrating how to open a coconut.
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Tahitian dancers
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Maori dancers (Maori are the Polynesian people from New Zealand)
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I think this is Samoan
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This is the Samoan fire dance. They put up a screen to protect the audience,
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Hawaiian hula dancer
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Pat took a snorkeling trip. This is near the Captain Cook Monument on
Kalekakua Bay. On our way we saw Spinner Dolphins and a grey whale.
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These are lava tubes.
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Coral at Kalekakua bay.
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Our timeshare had a local group present a hula show. These kids were all related and were great.
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He was demonstrating martial arts.
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Scenic view from the road going to Keahou bay where we stayed
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Papaya tree
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There were lots of wild goats along the roadside.
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Once a week, this group has a ukulele concert in the Keaohou shoping center.
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This bird was next to our condo.
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These mushrooms came up near the condo.
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This is where we stayed.
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We took a trip to Hilo and the volcano. These guys were along Saddle Road, which is a shortcut,
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We had lunch at a Macadamia nut farm, and there were lots of pretty flowers there.
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Macadamia nut farm.
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Part of the coffee festival was a native craft show. This lady is making tapa cloth.
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Hawaiian quilts are famous.
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Sandy had a lesson on weaving palm crafts.
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watermelon carving
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Model of the Morimoto's coffee mill
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Stamping a tapa design. They used ginger root as the stamp.
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We love the Hawaiian doves
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Lunch at Huggos.
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We love the Hawaiian birds
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This is a cardinal
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Hawaiian sunset
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This is where we stayed
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On or last day we had time to watch the Kona Coffee Festival grand parade.
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Kona coffee farmers float
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Hawaiian quilters float
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Kamehameha school Hawaii campus band
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Part of the U.S. Marines float
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The King Kamehameha hotel is in the background.
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We went to the airport right after the parade.
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