Category Archives: General

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Silent Auction Will Be Held at the March Meeting

Dtps. Taiwan Red Cat 'Red Cat' will be one of the plants available for auction at the HOS Silent Auction.

Members and guests wishing to expand their orchid collection should attend the March 14 General Membership meeting of the Honolulu Orchid Society.  A silent auction will be held of plants donated by about 20 orchid nurseries in Hawaii.  The Auction will be chaired by Ben Kodama, Jr.  The Auction provides an excellent opportunity to obtain quality plants at very reasonable prices.  Besides plants, attendees can bid on baked goods and other foods baked by members.  Funds from the auction will be used to defray the operational expenses of the Society.  The Auction will start immediately following a short business meeting beginning at 7:30 PM.

The Honolulu Orchid Society meets on every second Wednesday of the month at the Lanakila Elementary School Cafeteria.  Guests are more than welcome to attend.

 

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Brunch at Hale Ikena Kick-Off New Year

The Honolulu Orchid Society held its 2012 Installation Banquet on Sunday, January 15, 2012 at the Hale Ikena Restaurant on the Golf Course at Fort Shafter .  President Ruth Chun and the newly elected Officers and Board of Trustees were installed at the banquet.  Fifty-four people attended the banquet which featured a brunch buffet of fresh fruits, assorted fresh vegetables, pastries, hot breakfast and lunch entrees, desserts and beverages.  All who attended left with armloads of flowering orchid plants and seedlings.  The banquet festivities were captured by photographers Calvin Abe and Melvin Waki.  Click on the images for a larger view.

President Ruth Chun and Receptionists Nancy Woltmon and Carol De Witt welcomed members and guests to the Installation Banquet.

More than 50 members and guests attended the Banquet held at the Hale Ikena Restaurant.

Williette Wong gave the invocation.

Officers and Trustees for 2012 were sworn in by Dr. Yoneo Sagawa.

 

President Ruth Chun is photographed with Marisa Maemori who was selected as the Orchidist of the Year.

Calvin and Sherry Abe won the Grand Prize during the lucky number festivities.

Roy Higa walked away with one of the featured door prizes.

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Den. alexandrae ‘Hihimanu’ Wins Best in Show

Den. alexandrae ‘Hihimanu’. Photograph by David Bealer.

Den. alexandrae ‘Hihimanu’ exhibited by H&R Nurseries won the Best in Show Trophy at the 2011 Honolulu Orchid Society Show held October 7-9, 2011 at the Washington Middle School Cafeteria.  The plant which received a Certificate of Cultural Merit by the Honolulu Orchid Society Judges had 464 flowers on 58 inflorescences.  The flowers were light chartruese overall with lavender spotting on the back of the flowers.