orange
        trumpet vine
Orange Trumpet Vine, Wahiawa, Oahu, Hawaii  Honolulu Chapter 56
 

New Year's Luncheon

 

Chapter 56 welcomed the year of the snake at The Pig and the Lady Restaurant in China town where members and friends enjoyed a four-course meal created by James Beard Award Semi- finalist Chef Andrew Le.  This was followed by a traditional Lion Dance.  I.I. President followed the protocol of li-see feeding the Lions using a bamboo stick attached with greens and a red envelope. Pat played with the Lions using her stick to entice the hungry lions to grab the greens and her red envelope. The enchanted audience gratefully fed the two Lions their monetary good luck wishes.   Amazingly, there were no snake members attending to receive the beautiful snake statue.  All the same, participants experienced a Chinese New Year’s celebration like none other.


Sogetsu
                          arrangement by Elaine DiChiara
Sogetsu
                          arrangement by Earl Shimabukuro
Ikenobo
                          arrangement by Barbara Tinius
Sogetsu
                          arrangement by Charmaine Yee-Hollison
MC Lisa
centerpiece
                          by Sherrill Morichika-Balbirona
centerpiece
                          by Joyce Nalamura
centerpiece
                          by Caroline Abe


feeding the
                          lions li-see
more
                          appetizing food...
posing with good wishes


wading into
                          the crowd
feeding the
                          lion
starting to
                          withdraw...