Aloha UFOhana,

Another Sunny Saturday has passed, another fun Vanikapila behind us and we have the photos to prove it.

Welcome back to Kimo Sabe and Claudia.

Congratulations to Kevin on his 26th Dipsea Run. As Rocky would say . . .

Mahalo once again to those of you who attended, both IRL and virtually, and shared your Aloha with Nohea, myself and your UFOhana.

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Mahalo also for sending your healing Mana and Aloha to Marty Albion. I understand that he’s doing well and is recovering comfortably.

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This Friday we’ll be at the Elks for Dinner and Vanikapila

Click below to RSVP a dinner and for details. July babies eat for free!

Btw, The Flashbacks will be performing in the Terrace 4pm-6pm for a special Kaiser Event. We will be in the Bar as usual.

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And when you’re done at the Elks, join us Saturday morning at Vendola Cafe.

Click here to register, or click below to join us in Cyber Ohana Space this Saturday.

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Where’s Wikio (Wally)?

Wally Tricorder readings below:

7.05.26 1:08PM

Hey Brudda, Mahalo Nui for all of the hard work putting together the Fair concert!! FYI; I will be MIA for the next 3 Saturdays as well as Elks. I am attending a 2week music camp !🤠. The California Coast Music Camp 2026. …CCMC. I went last year and really enjoyed it! I will be strummin’ with UFOs in mind. Take Care, Wikio

7.15.26 7:54AM

Still enjoying camp…a major brain workout with a mix of theory, info, and technique…I feel that I am learning from the best; both from instructors and other students. Evenings are concert-time…pic is of a Swing band set up and then a Brazilian band playing til about midnight…I get up at 6:30am and begin classes at 9am….🤠🎼❤️

7.18.26 4:35PM

Hey Brudda, this is my music camp ‘camping’ rig…very cozy and very cheap! Note the Nashville Resonator. Last week I survived ‘Ukulele Hell Week’ surrounded by those surly guitar players…they show no respect, but I held my own and actually evangelized a couple of them into Ukulele appreciation!!! Nothing compares to our Ohana!!! I will return! 🤠

Nice setup. Mahalo for sharing Wikio, have a safe trip home and spock-u-bom-bye!

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Moloka’i Gas

Below, from Brudda Ted.

Seems Molokai is even higher than Marin County when it comes Da’kine Gas prices. I think I’ll settle for “Regular Kine” .

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About Da ‘Kine Pidgin English La Dat

This is the article from my UH Alumni magazine I mentioned last week. Interesting read. Btw, you may need to view this in a browser if it doesn’t appear in your email properly.

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Ok, ’nuff already . . .

Uke-ku

from a single chord,
infinite combinations,
melodies emerge.

A hui hou koke iā noe (See you soon)!

-=SqL+Nohea+JAike=-

:EOT

Aloha UFOhana,

I got this from George Kahumoku via Patrick Lendeza:

Patrick is offering a group rate for UFOhana Members. Email him at this address for details: patrick@landezasisland.com

Mahalo,

-=SqL=-

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EOT:

Aloha Ahi Ahi UFOhana,

I hope you’re all doing well and enjoying the good weather we’ve been having.

It was great playing with the UFOhana once again this past Saturday. Always such a joy sharing Aloha with our UFOhana.

Check it out below.

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And we have another Vanikapila coming up this Saturday. Click here to register and join us at Vendola Cafe this Saturday.

To join this coming Saturday’s Vanikapila virtually, click the image below.

Btw, did anybody have issues connecting this past Saturday to the livestream? We had Zero Virtual attendance this past Saturday.

In the future, if you are having issues connect to the live stream, please text Nohea at 415-572-1175.

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If you want to view last Saturday’s Vanikapila, click below.

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Btw, if you haven’t checked out the County Fair Images click here to view the album. Over 200 new images have been added. Mahalo to Kalma Muller, Karen, Ralph and Jiboni for sharing their photos.

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Some exciting news from Tucker. Check it out below:

To One and All,

I am proud to announce that my latest novel, The Eden Dilemma, is now available on Amazon in Kindle and print editions.

The Eden Dilemma is a sci-fi novel that tells the story of a select group of colonists who find more than they hoped for when they land on the planet Iuama, a distant world in a far arm of the Milky Way. The new world is a tropical paradise and the source of Tineke, a malleable plant that not only has incredible medicinal properties but also has the potential to revolutionize the construction of bridges, buildings, and starships. As demand for Tineke rose, two events changed the course of history. The colonists of Iuama suddenly severed all contact with the rest of humanity. Then the threat of an interplanetary war began, and Iuama and its colonists were forgotten.

When the starship Erebus is sent to reconnect with the lost colony of Iuama, a weak audio transmission from the planet warns, “DO NOT LAND! A horrific, highly contagious disease is slowly killing everyone on our world.” A gruesome video of a victim convinces the Captain of the Erebus to heed the plea and depart, but not before sending an unmanned shuttle to Iuama with the latest medical supplies. 

In an attempt to introduce 150 years of advanced drugs and medical technology to the remaining citizens of Iuama, Medical Officer Krista Tay stows away on the unmanned medical shuttle and discovers…

If you have the time and inclination, I would be ever grateful for a brief review of The Eden Dilemma. The process is simple. Go to Amazon Books, enter my name or the title, click the book image, click the icon to the right of the red stars, and scroll down to “Write a Reader Review.”

If you’ve enjoyed The Eden Dilemma and the incredible world of Iuama, The Eden Solution is in the works and will explain the “DIVES”, the “RUNES”, and the “CREATORS,” who are not particularly happy with humanity.

Tuck

415-461-4628
tspoltz@gmail.com
tucksplace.net  

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Tucker writing Sci-Fi, Pretty Cool Huh? Soon to be the next “Hail Mary?”

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Because of a scheduling conflict on the second Friday of this month, we’re having our Elks Kanikapila and Dinner on July 24th instead. Click image below for details and to RSVP your Dinner. July Birthdays eat free!

7.24.26: Elks Kanikapila and Dinner

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PSA: Someone took Ron’s TENOR Black Ukulele Case last week and left a Concert case at Vendola Cafe. If you have it please bring it back this Saturday. Mahalo.

ukeku

gentle melody,
strings vibrate in rhythmic count,
hula emerges.

Ke kūkulu pū nei kākou i ke aloha (together we build aloha),

-=SqL+Nohea+Jake=-

:EOT