IASA #3-21

Celebrated Marnie's birthday with cheesecake & sparklers at Lava Lava Beach Club.

 

IASA #3-20

My 1st meeting as Leeward Planning Commission member; I am 2nd from left. (Screenshot from LPC video archives.)

 

IASA #3-19

 

Lei draping begins after hula & oli  to greet the Sun on Kamehameha Day.

IASA #3-18

Had post installed in prep for implant to replace Tooth #31 that was extracted last November. (Photo by Melissa)

FestPAC 13 Wehena

Today was the Wehena, or Opening Ceremony, for FestPAC 13. Each of the delegations was announced with an ʻolelo Hawaiʻi oli. The delegation then did a dance celebrating their culture, followed by an exchange of gifts. In the following days there will be more dance performances by each delegation that will be available on the live feed.

The MCs were great! They introduced each delegation in ʻOlelo Hawaiʻi, French, & English! (HNN screen shot)

As each delegation entered the arena ... (HNN screen shot)

... a cultural practitioner chanted an oli greeting the delegation. (HNN screen shot)

The delegation did a welcome dance. (HNN screen shot)

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Gifts were presented to the Governor & his wife through a representative. (HNN screen shot)

The rep then showed the gift to the Governor for his approval. (HNN screen shot)

In exchange, a gift from the Governor was presented to each delegation. (HNN screen shot)

The less than pleasant experience I started my day out with was having the post for my implant inserted in place of Tooth #31 that had to be removed just before Thanksgiving last year. It had been cracked a few years earlier but had cracked even further & had become infected. Dr. Madeisky had to extract it; this morning Dr. Hiranaka installed the post. It was okay for the 1st half of the procedure but later I could feel the pain; I apparently have more nerves in that area than normal. They had to give me more numbing agent. In about 2 months he will check it to see whether it is ready for the crown to be installed. 

While they waited for the anesthetic to take effect, I got to watch a video of reef fish (& a turtle).

Hereʻs the newly installed post & healing collar. (Photo by Melissa)

Hereʻs an x-ray showing the post in place in my jaw. (Photo by Melissa)

Hauʻoli lā Hānau e Kip, Marcia, Gloria, & Peter!

FestPAC 13 Waʻa

Today was the start of the Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture or FestPAC. It is held once every 4 years & hosted by a different Pacific "nation". The State of Hawaiʻi was supposed to host the 13th one that was to be held in 2020. But we all know what happened then... So FestPAC 13 is finally happening now in 2024. Today was the Waʻa Ceremony where voyaging canoes from some of the nations came ashore. Those nations without voyaging canoes were brought in by Hawaiian canoes.

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Tomorrow will be the opening ceremony for FestPAC. There is a livefeed that can be found here.   

 

Kīlauea Eruption on Pause

About 6 this evening Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense issued another alert about the Kīlauea eruption. It is now on pause. 

According to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, at about 12:30 pm, or about 12 hours after it started, there was no longer any flow out of the fissure. Officially it is considered paused as scientists continue to collect data about its activity. It is still spewing out clouds of sulfur-containing gases but no lava is flowing. According to the USGS about 24% of volcanoes only last a week or less, with about 9% lasting less than a day so this is not unexpected.

Kīlauea Erupting!

Shortly after 6 this morning I received a text from the Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense; they were issuing a volcano warning due to the eruption of Kīlauea. The eruption was not in the caldera like it has been for the most recent eruptions; it was in an inaccessible area. So even if Amelia had not left 2 days ago she still would not have seen it. 

The eruption appears to have started around 12:30 this morning. It was apparently spotted by a security guard at the Volcano House; she saw the glow & contacted the Hawaiʻi Volcano Observatory.  This area last saw an eruption in 1974.

(Big Island Now screen shot)

Hauʻoli lā Hānau e John & DoQuyen!