I started out the morning at the Kohala Jodo Mission, helping make mochi for the gravesites & members & volunteers. All total, Joy had prepared 25 pounds of raw rice; I have no idea how many pieces of mochi we ended up making. Mochi making was followed by a potluck lunch for the members & volunteers. There were 14 of us there to help with the work & enjoy the potluck.
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| Glenn & Joy setting things up for mochi making. |
While at the KJM, I saw the damage that the feral pigs have continued to do to the lawn right in front of the church building. I'm not sure what they are looking for; this area is only grass so there are no tasty tubers underground.
About mid-morning cousin Leilani came by with flowers for the family graves; there are 3 in this cemetery. I gave her hand with cleaning the graves & putting up the flowers.
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| Leilani at her mother's grave; flowers are from her mother's garden. |
I went home briefly to drop off the mochi for my house; the mochi for my ancestors buried at Kohala Jodo Mission will be distributed to the 3 family graves on New Years Eve. After dropping things off, I headed to Motek Bakery. David & Yael were hosting a Hannukah celebration for friends & customers. People were invited to bring their own menorahs which were lit in the window of the new bakery section that is currently under renovation. Later we had potato latkes & sufganiyot, the Jewish version of a malasada. I forgot to take photos of the food.
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| Close-up of an oil menorah. |
Kīlauea still erupting.
Hauʻoli lā Hānau e Jesse, Eric, Sarah, & Ava!
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