Hulihee Palace offers monthly Wilhelmina’s Tea events on its oceanside lanai. Presented by the Daughters of Hawaii and the Calabash Cousins, the activity raises funds to purchase iPads for use by visiting students. Wilhelmina’s Teas slated at Hulihee Palace ADVERTISING
Wilhelmina’s Teas
slated at Hulihee Palace
Hulihee Palace offers monthly Wilhelmina’s Tea events on its oceanside lanai. Presented by the Daughters of Hawaii and the Calabash Cousins, the activity raises funds to purchase iPads for use by visiting students.
Wilhelmina’s Teas are slated from 10 a.m. to noon June 17, July 22, Aug. 19, Sept. 16, Oct. 21, Nov. 18 and Dec. 16. They feature an array of sandwiches, scones and other tidbits, plus a 45-minute guided tour of palace, for $35.
Holualoa resident Faye Daniel came up with the idea for the tea as a tribute to her grandmother, the first pa‘u rider to represent the Territory of Hawaii at the California Floral Parade, the precursor to the Tournament of Roses Parade.
“My grandmother Wilhelmina would take me to tea on Sunday at the Waiahole Tea Room on Oahu,” said Daniel. “This tea is a tribute to the memory of a remarkable woman and a true daughter of Hawaii.”
Wilhelmina’s Tea is limited to 20 guests and nonrefundable reservations are required; phone 329-9555.
National park
offers June events
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park offers the following programs and events in June. The programs, co-sponsored by the Hawaii Pacific Parks Association, are free, but park entrance fees apply.
Author Sam Low will present “Hawaiki Rising: Hokulea, Nainoa Thompson and the Hawaiian Renaissance” from 7 to 8 p.m. today in the Kilauea Visitor Center auditorium. Low will tell the story of the men and women who voyaged aboard the Polynesian sailing canoe, Hokulea. Overcoming fear by trusting in the vision of islands rising from the sea, Thompson and his crew became the first Hawaiians to navigate the Pacific without charts or instruments in a thousand years.
Marine biologist and Hawaii Wildlife Fund project coordinator Megan Lamson will speak about the Waiohinu coastline from 7 to 8 p.m. June 25 in the Kilauea Visitor Center auditorium. Since 2001, the organization and volunteers have been working on conservation issues along the Waiohinu coastline. Lamson will discuss the natural and cultural resources of the region, share the progress of the fund’s work, and present opportunities to participate in upcoming events.
Orchid Society
meeting Friday
The Kona Orchid Society meets at 6 p.m. Friday at the Hualalai Academy Bridge building, 74-4966 Kealakaa St. The speaker will be Pete Wiggin, talking about the history of the world of orchids, which include growing, judging, hybridizing and famous plants.
Pupu are served at 6:15 p.m.; bring a pupu to share. There will also be a showing of orchids grown by members, as well as a drawing for plants.
For more information, call Jan Rae at 325-4991.
Donations sought
for free thrift shop
The Neighborhood Place of Kona will hold Tutu’s Closet, a free, mini thrift shop for families with children, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 13. Donations of gently used clothing, apparel and small household items are appreciated and will be accepted between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. through July 12 at 75-166 Kalani St., Suite 104, Kailua-Kona, behind McDonald’s. Children’s clothes are especially needed.
The Neighborhood Place of Kona is a community-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving West Hawaii since 1998.
For more information, call 331-8777.
