Lectures & Demonstrations

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Karen Kimmerle demonstrating how to repot a Vanda.
Informal lectures and demonstrations by knowledgable speakers are held throughout the show.  It's your chance to find out how to take care of the orchids you just bought, or just learn something interesting you didn't know. 

The following lectures and demos were given at the 2022 show:

Friday, June 28, 2022
  • 10:00 a.m. – How to Grow Vanda Orchids – Rick Kelley, past president, Hilo Orchid Society
  • 1:00 p.m. – Little Fire Ants - Heather Forester, Extension Specialist, Hawaii Ant Lab
  • 2:00 p.m. – Mounting Orchids – Glen Barfield, American Orchid Society judge
  • 3:00 p.m. - Talk Story - the Hawaiian Lei - Leilehua Yuen
Saturday, June 29, 2019
  • 10:00 a.m. – Demonstration - How to Repot Orchids - Jurahame Leyva, OrchidFix
  • 11:00 a.m. – How to Grow Phalaenopsis Orchids - Sheldon Takasaki, Carmela Orchids
  • 1:00 p.m. – How to Grow Cattleya Orchids - James Keach, Assistant Extension Agent, University of Hawaii
  • 2:00 p.m. – Basic Orchid ID and Culture - Tom Mirenda, American Orchid Society Judge and past President, Hilo Orchid Society
Sunday, June 30, 2019
  • 11:00 a.m. – Orchid Growing Basics - Larry Kuekes, past President, Hilo Orchid Society