Honolulu Orchid Society

The September 2010 issue of the Honolulu Orchid Society Newsletter is now available on-line.  Here is the link:  Sept 2010 HOS Newsletter

Also, check out the updated listing of Awards given by the Honolulu Orchid Society Judging Panel at this link:  http://www.honoluluorchidsociety.org/?page_id=94

The Honolulu Orchid Society will be holding its 71st Annual Orchid Show and Plant Sales on October 8-10, 2010 at Washington Middle School.  See the post below.

The following vendors will be selling at the Show:

Carmela Orchids
H&R Nurseries
Hawaii Pacific Orchids
Kawamoto Orchid Nursery
Kogachi Orchids
Nuuanu Orchids
Orchid Center
Orchids N Paradise, Kahaluu
Pacific Agricultural Sales and Services
Pau Hana Orchids
Puanani Orchids
Wikolia Gardens

The speakers for the Orchid Culture Lectures will be:

          Friday, October 8, 2010         11:00 AM  Dendrobium Orchid Culture:  Edwin Oka
                                                                2:00 PM  Phalaenopsis Orchid Culture:  Calvin Kumano

          Saturday, October 9, 2010     11:00 AM  Honohono Orchid Culture:  David Bealer
                                                                 2:00 PM  Cattleya Orchid Culture:  Scot Mitamura

          Sunday, October 10, 2010     11:00 AM  General Orchid Culture:  Randy Tajima

Dr. Janice Uchida will be the guest speaker at the September 8 meeting of the Honolulu Orchid Society.  Dr. Uchida is a Plant Pathologist at the University of Hawaii and has spent over 30 years diagnosing and developing control measures for ornamental and orchid diseases.  Her presentation will be on viral diseases of orchids.  She will also review her recent trips to Japan and Taiwan Orchid nurseries.  Dr. Uchida was raised on an Orchid nursery in Kona.  Her father Tom Kadooka instilled a love of orchids, the value of information and the desire to help growers.

The Honolulu Orchid Society meets on the second Wednesday of each month in the Lanakila Elementary School Cafetorium.  The meetings start at 7:30 PM.

The Honolulu Orchid Society will be holding its 71st Orchid Plant and Flower Show on October 8-10, 2010 in the cafeteria at the Washington Middle (Intermediate) School located on 1633 South King Street.  The Show theme will be the Universe of Orchids.  HOS President Ben Sills and Show Chairman Williette Wong are excited with the new show location.  The Washington Middle School cafeteria offers a spacious floor area that is well lighted and ventilated.  There is plenty of free parking with easy access from South King Street.  Admission to the Show will be free. 

Members and guests were given an opportunity to plant their own Calanthe vestita orchid during the July General Membership Meeting.  Instructions were given on making the media which was used to plant the Calanthe.  All supplies were furnished by the Society.  Each member or guest were asked to grow their Calanthe vestita at home.  At future meetings, instructions and tips will be given on the culture of the plants.  Members will also be given an opportunity to share any problems that they have encountered.  These plants should bloom about Christmas time.  The bulbs of Calanthe vestita were donated by Tom Uyesugi.

The July membership meeting was held at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, July 14 in the Lanakila Elementary School cafetorium.

The Calanthe vestita will be similar to that pictured below.  Click on the photo to get a larger image.

The Honolulu Orchid Society (HOS) won first place for the Best Large Display at the Kunia Orchid Show.  The HOS display which was put up on Thursday, March 18, by co-chairs Williette Wong and Carol De Witt with help from a handfull of members featured an assortment of orchids of all sizes and colors.  The display included the Best in Show orchid plant V. Yuuko Iso-Sumida ‘Ted Sumida’ grown by Mel Waki.  The Kunia Orchid Show was held March 19-21 at the Leilehua High School gymnasium.

Williette Wong and Carol De Witt pose in front of the HOS Display. 

 
Williette Wong and Mel Waki frame the Best in Show orchid.

Judging at the Kunia Show was performed by the HOS Judging Panel.  Accredited Judges Ed Oka and Ruth Chun are shown above discussing their scores.  Nine awards were issued by the Judges.

Honohonos sweetened the air at the Kunia Orchid Show.  This tree of honohonos was in the Kunia Orchid Society display.

The monthly newsletter published and distributed by HOS is now available for viewing on this Web Site.  Go to the Pages Column on the right and select HOS Monthly Newsletters.  Also recent Merit Awards issued by the HOS Panel of Judges are now posted.  Go to the Pages Column on the right and select HOS Merit and Plant Recognition Awards.

With the help of Blaine Fergerstrom of zztype.com, the HOS website has been redone and now has a new look.  Blaine, who is the host of our website and a web designer and producer, has developed hundreds of websites including that of the Honolulu Star Bulletin (starbulletin.com) which he started in 1996. 

 Since its inception, the HOS website was managed by past HOS Treasurer David De Witt.  Dave inputted all of the articles and photos and made changes to the website to get HOS news out to the public.  He did a fantastic job and HOS is very grateful for the work that he has done.  It will take two people to replace Dave.  2^nd Vice President Robert Moffitt and Treasurer Melvin Waki will take over the responsibilities.

 Members are encouraged to send in news, articles and photographs for the website.  You may email your input to hos558@yahoo.com.  We want to hear from you and the comment block is an excellent forum to provide your feedback.