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Aloha ahiahi UFOhana,

Another fun filled Vanikapila behind us and another rising on the horizon. Sometimes I have to pause and think about how fortunate we are to be able to say that.

Check out the action from last week’s Vanikapila below.

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Click below to join us this Saturday virtually or click here to register if you’ll be joining us IRL.

I’m hoping this time around the Streaming Gods will be kind to me . . . mahalo to our Cyber ‘Ohana for hanging in there.

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Speaking of fun filled, don’t forget to check out our Events page for upcoming fun filled events.

We’re still on schedule for Brudda Ken’s KLC (*Kanikapiola, Lunch & Concert).

And that following week we have Faith Ako’s Concert.

Which has been changed to a new venue.
Location and times indicated below.

Check out that delicious Dinner Menu.
Brudda Joe is going all out for the AVP on this one!

The UFOhana will be playing during the “Reception, Music & Cocktails” hour. I guess you could say we’re opening for Faith.

Guests and friends (i.e. non-Elk members) are welcome to attend, but must sign in as an Elk Member’s guest (Our ‘Ohana Elks Members: Sandy, Melann, Fred, or Joe Tato) .

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So this past Saturday our Cyber ‘Ohana had reported issues with Sound. Which I was able to diagnose and correct during the event.

The cause was yet another update from OBS, the (free) streaming software I use to stream to YouTube and/or record events. For some reason it sporadically wipes out my sound configuration when the update is applied and I have to rebuild it on the fly. Everything looks and sounds fine on my end, but I only find out when the Cyber ‘Ohana notifies me.

I didn’t think much of it at first, but when I dug deeper I found that the software was actually applied last Saturday and then a feeling of FUD (fear, uncertainty and dread) fell over me.

This means I now have a 5 hour video of Roberto Moniz’s event with NO SOUND! Which I was going to upload on this blog! AIIIEEEEEEEEEE!

After 3 hours of quiet sobbing and consuming a family size bag of BBQ chips I spot an email from Brudda Ted. It turns out Wikio had recorded the Ashkenaz performance with Roberto and Ted!

Mahalo Wikio and Ted for providing some tangible memories of Roberto.

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Below videos courtesy of Wikio (Wally Murray) of Ted performing with Professor Roberto Moniz at the Ashkenaz.

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Uke-Ku

another leaf falls,
from the tree of memories,
nourishing the earth.

Mahalo Nui Loa,

-=SqL+Nohea+Jake=-

:EOT

Aloha UFOhana,

An update from Madison:

Hello!
 
I’m finally done making a compilation of the photos and videos of the wedding ceremony and reception! I’m sorry the live stream didn’t work out, but the photographers were amazing so I’m glad that I get to show off all the photos in this way. Thank you for sending your love from afar!
 
Here’s the link to the ceremony:
https://youtu.be/JZb9CIDftfc
 
Here’s the link to our “first jam”/reception photos:
https://youtu.be/f8DrJVp8Jgw

Great Trumpet playing No’eau!

Mahalo Nui!

BOT:

Aloha UFOhana,

Another Funsy (Fun and Busy) week behind us. Starting with our Monthly Elks Dinner / Kanikapila. Check it out below.

Mahalo to Joe and his Dinner Crew for another fabulous meal!

Followed by an amazing afternoon with Professor Roberto Moniz.

And what an afternoon that was. Mahalo to you all for making Roberto and Paula feel so much at home. He enjoyed himself so much he kept mentioning that we wanted to by a house nearby. I think Melann can help with that?

The Kanikapila was magical, as many of you put it, and the Kaukau was delicious. Mahalo nui to you all for stepping up beyond cheese and crackers, though I do appreciate a nice charcuterie board! Paula and Roberto was very thankful.

Roberto’s concert was so informative and gave us a great introduction into the music of his culture.

The Sugar Cane Workers song was so soulful. It reminded me of the day I spent working in the Rice Fields with my cousins. Back breaking work, from 6 am to 6pm, but the songs they sung kept us all in line. Well almost all of us, I was a little new to that kind of work and lagged behind, but they didn’t seem to mind the help.

Roberto did mention that the Sugar Cane song was also a form of safety communication because of the dangerous path taken by the harvesters to the collection centers.

In my case, there was no danger. They were singing to encourage me to catch up, as they pushed the rice seedlings into the mud fields. A nice was of saying, “Hurry up, you’re too slow!”

As the event ended, Roberto and Paula were the last to leave, Roberto told me as he putting was on his shoes, “No, this is not California Del. This is little piece of Hawai’i in California!”

Mahalo Ted for making the connection to Roberto for us. Another UFOhana Event to be forever cherished and remembered.

Mahalo Nohea for all the great photos. Gems in our collections of memories.

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And speaking of UFOhana events, we’re back to our regular programming below.

If you’ll be joining IRL click here to register.

Btw, mahalo for registering, it helps with me knowing how many chairs to put out. Which saves the stress on my left arm (still recovering from a torn muscle . . . I think).

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BECAUSE OF SCHEDULING CONFLICTS WE ARE CHANGING VENUES FOR THE FOLLOWING EVENT. THE TIMES WILL REMAIN THE SAME.
STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS.

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Hope all our mothers had a Hauʻoli lā makuahine!

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uKeKu

from a distant land,
bound by language of music,
many strum as one.

As Nohea and I have said many times, we are blessed to have all of you that makes the Ukulele Friends an ‘Ohana.

e maikaʻi a e ikaika hoʻi (be well and be strong),

Aloha a hui hou,

-=SqL+Nohea+Jake=-

:EOT