Author: UFOSqL

BOT:

Aloha All,

It’s been a busy week. Sorry for the late posting.

The San Rafael Elks will be hosting us at their lodge this Friday, 7p-10p, a Local Hawaiian Style Dinner will be provided for a nominal fee (Joe’s shooting for 6:30 Dinner Bell). Mahalo Nui to the Elk-ders for hosting the UFOhana once again.

Saturday Kanikapila will be held at the Sonoma Valley Woman’s Club, 2p – 4p, they’re asking for $5 donation at the door to help keep the Club open. I understand that there may be a May Pole to commemorate May Day Is Lei Day in Hawai’i.  BYOGear, chairs will be provided.

Below images from Last Friday . . . click to access the on line album . . . that’s Nohea below out on ML for the night . . . mahalo Pauline and the UFO Wahine Pilots for helping out in her absence.

Below Saturday Images . . .

Below, images from the Contra Costa Culinary Festival

SqL, (Ro)Berta and Mary

The Cyr Family in a Line Dance

The Contra Costa Dance Class waltz the Morning Away

A Uke Sighting from Linda Albion . . . Mahalo!

“Baritone Uke for sale. Like new. “Coast” brand from the 60’s. Gibson hard case included. Newly restrung. Make offer.”
Contact Susan Scott at 415-924-0852. or email sscott2@hotmail.com.

. . . and finally from Claudia Vasquez . . .

Hi Del,

This is well worth attending! It is a fun group activity to hang out at Fishermans wharf for chowder and then sing about the sailing. There is a whaling chants about Maui and Hawaii too .

Begin forwarded message:
On Tuesday, April 26, 2016, 11:35 AM, Kasin, Peter <peter_kasin@nps.gov> wrote:

Greetings from Hyde Street Pier –
The next chantey sing aboard the ferryboat EUREKA will be on Saturday, May 7, 8pm to midnight. Enter any time after 7:30pm. Free admission, reservations required. To reserve, please either reply by email, or call 415-561-7171, leaving your name and the total number of people in your party. Your last name will go on the reservation list, which will be held at the Hyde Street Pier front gate.

Fair winds,

-Peter
Peter Kasin
Park Ranger, Interpretation Division
San Francisco Maritime NHP
2 Marina Blvd.
Fort Mason Center, Bldg. E, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94123
Peter_kasin@nps.gov
415-561-7171

EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA
The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage.

Ok, that’s it for now, see you folks tomorrow!

UkeKU
Endless beating hearts,
Circles of infinite joy,
The Music of Life.

Alooooha!
-=SqL+Nohea+Jake=-

“Wait for it . . . wait for it . . . you have to act like you don’t care”

:EOT

BOT:

Aloha UFOhana,

We’re almost there Uke Pilots! Just over the mid-week hump and sliding into another Ukulele Weekend. Starting with Friday Night. We’ll be running 7p-10p. BYOPotLuck, BYOGear (Music Stands and Chairs just incase) . . . oh, and you know that ‘thing’, the one that starts with an A, is Low in the middle and ends with a HA! Wink, Wink!

Saturday Kanikapila will be held at UFO HQ as well 2p-4p. BYOBeverages and Snacks if you like.

Speaking of that ‘thing’, here’s something I’d like to share from Brudda Napili Bob while he was in vacation in Honolulu a while back. There are elements from this message that resonate with who we, the UFOhana, are. Mahalo to Napili Bob for sharing this with us:
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From: Bob Dreher [mailto:napilibob@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 11:17 AM
Subject: RE: an old post 3 yrs ago

Let’s try this again…

Aloha,

Yesterday, I was fortunate to race with the IMUA ‘One Blade’ Canoe Club in a 6.5-7mi race on some big ocean swells along the Honolulu waterfront. Lots of water in the canoe…heavy bailing. Incredible steersman!!! What a rush!!! This group made me feel like I have known them and been friends all my life…

After the race and lunch, I was invited to participate in a very emotional ceremony where 4 canoes paddled out with the ashes of 68 people who bodies were donated to Univ of Hawaii medical school. The families were lined up on the jetty as a bag piper played “Ma ke Aloha” which we joined in singing as we paddled by…one of the deceased was a former motorcycle cop…there were 10 motor cops that tweeted their lights and sirens as we went by saying goodbye to their brother.

We then got in a circle and scattered the ashes in the water, followed by the laying of hundreds of flowers into the circle…then we raised our paddles, sang “Ho’onani” or the ‘Doxology’, did a Hawaiian chant and paddled in a circle two times…then we lined up side by side and as we reached the end of the jetty on the way back into the canal we sang “Aloha Oe” with the families for their loved ones.

It was an overwhelmingly emotional experience. (I have tears running down my cheeks as I am writing this!!)

The true ‘spirit of aloha’ was flowing everywhere! All in all, my first day is going to be hard to beat!!

A hui hou kakou,

Bob

http://khon2.com/2013/04/13/loved-ones-remembered-at-memorial-for-bodies-donated-to-science/
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What a way to start a vacation huh?

Below, last week’s images . . . right click collage and select display in New Tab for Album access (sorry for the extra steps, the blog site is having problems) . . . We were joined by the Sonoma Hula Babes, treated to a hula by the Kane Hula Hui,  and a new Hula,  by Kilani to Hawai’i 78 and met a neighbor and her daughter. Not a bad start to a weekend?

Then for the first time, we held Saturday Kanikapila at the Elks Lodge! Very Nice as you can see below. Mahalo to the Elks for hosting this Saturday. Btw, Welcome Back Pauline!

uKEku
Wisps of angel’s hair,
Azure skies glowing with warmth,
A gift of the Day.

Aloha A Hui Hou,
-=SqL+Nohea+Jake=-

:EOT