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Scholarships.  We are soliciting applications for our Yasuji Takasaki Memorial Scholarship for the upcoming academic year.  For more information, click on the picture above.
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2023 Officers Sworn In.  The board members for 2023 were sworn in at the Holiday Party in December.  Above, Bill Rawson, at left, administering the oath, Rusty Gorton (behind Bill), Ellen Train, Lise Dowd, Rick Kelley, Larry Kuekes, Tom Mirenda, Kevin Evans,, Karl Mendonca.  Not pictured: Ben Oliveros, Sandra Dixon, Natalie Hebden.

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New Board members.  Board of Trustees members for 2023 were elected at the November meeting, including new Trustees Rusty Gorton and Natalie Hebden, above.
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Video of November 2022 meeting.  Karen Kimmerle, owner of Island Sun Orchids, talked about how to grow Vandas.  If you missed the meeting, you can see Karen's talk by clicking on the photo above.
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2022 Hilo Orchid Show  After two years, we were finally able to hold our annual orchid show, the biggest such show in the state of Hawaii. The show was open from Friday July 29 to Sunday July 31.
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Video of July 2022 Meeting.  Larry Kuekes talked about orchid show mini displays.  If you missed our July meeting, you can see Larry's talk by clicking on the photo above.
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Video of May 2022 Meeting.  If you missed our May meeting, you can see it by clicking on the photo above.  Larry Kuekes gave a presentation "Help" – Where to get orchid help and answer your questions."  Larry's talk starts about 23 min. 30 sec. into the video.
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Video of April 2022 Meeting.  If you missed our April combined in-person and Zoom meeting, you can see it by clicking on the photo above.  David Toyoshima talked about classic Cattleyas.  His talk starts at about 31 minutes into the video.
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Video of February 2022 Meeting.  If you missed our February Zoom meeting, you can see it by clicking on the photo above.  Nana Rach talked about the genus Sobralia.  Her talk starts at about 10 min. 15 sec. into the video.
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Orchid Isle Project.  At our January, 2022 meeting, Julie Goettsch (seated at right above) gave us the background of our Orchid Isle Project, which puts orchids in publicly visible places all around this island.  Then Ellen Train, the new head of the project, talked about recent orchid donations and what's planned next.  Finally, we saw a video by Bill Merrill that also showed some of the hundreds of orchids donated to the project.  To see a video of the meeting, click on the photo above.
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2022 Officers Sworn In.  The December meeting featured the swearing-in of board members for 2022.  Karl Mendonca, above, is our new President. To see the other officers and Trustees, click here.
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Photo Contest Winner.  Lou Rhoades won our 2021 photo contest with his photo of Rlc. Toshie Aoki 'Pizazz' (above).  Lou gets a $50 gift certificate good for purchasing orchids from any Big Island orchid vendors.
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New Board members.  Board members for 2022 were elected at the November meeting, including Sandra Dixon, left, and Kevin Evans, right.  Sandra is active in AOS judging, and Kevin is the new owner of Kalapana tropicals.
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