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The 70th Hilo Orchid Show, Orchid Hula, was a success. Above, HOS President Ellen Train presents the awards for the Grand Champion and Reserve Champion (best and 2nd best orchids in the show) to Hilo Orchid Farm.
Aliceara Hilo Gold 'Hilo Ablaze', grown by Hilo Orchid Farm, won the Grand Champion award (best orchid in show) at the Hilo Orchid Show.
Paphiopedilum Armeni White, grown by Hilo Orchid Farm, won the Reserve Champion award (2nd best orchid in show) at the Hilo Orchid Show.
AOS Volunteer Service Awards. The American Orchid Society has recognized our members Gerritt Takasaki (above, left, with his wife Lorene) and James Fang (above, right) with the Norito Hasagawa Award for Excellence in Hybridization. Gerritt, owner of Hawaii Hybrids, has created over 89 Cattleya alliance hybrids there, not to mention 156 hybrids previously created at Carmela Orchids. James, owner of Hilo Orchid Farm, has created over 200 hybrids, mostly Paphiopedilums. Our congratulations to both!
2024-2025 Scholarships. Hilo Orchid Society has awarded the Yasuji Takasaki Memorial Scholarship to Keleni Faanunu (above, left), majoring in Biology at UH Hilo, and Sean Michael Monte (above, right), majoring in Global Environmental Science at UH Manoa. Both students have been involved with projects to study and promote orchid conservation in Hawaii. The scholarship pays a tuition grant of $2000 per semester.
2024 Hilo Orchid Show Theme and Artwork. HOS President Ellen Train has announced that the theme of the 2024 Hilo Orchid Show will be Orchid Hula. The show will be held July 26-28, 2024.
Joalene Young won a competition for the show art. In her artwork, above, the orchids suggest the grace and movement of hula dancers. The art will be used on show T-shirts, posters, and other publicity. For more information on the show, see the Orchid Show menu above. |
2024 Board members sworn in. Board members for 2024 were sworn in at the December holiday party. From left: Julie Goettch administering the oath, Karl Mendonca, Greg Luetticke-Archbell, Kathryn Duvall, Rick Kelley, Kathy Gollaher, Larry Kuekes, Lise Dowd, Ellen Train, Sandra Dixon.
New Board members. Board of Trustees members for 2024 were elected at the November 2023 meeting, including Kathy Gollaher (left) as President-Elect and Cyndi Helton (center) as as a Trustee. In addition, Kevin Evans recently resigned from the Board. His position was not up for election this year, so the Board of Trustees appointed Greg Luetticke-Archbell (right) to fill the remainder of Kevin's term. We welcome all the new Board members.
The 69th Hilo Orchid Show, Waves of Orchids, was a success. Above, HOS member Shelby Smith surfs under a wave of orchids at the Jungle Mist Orchids exhibit built by Caleb Houck and Tim Brown. For more photos from the show, click on the photo above.
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.
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.
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.
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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