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Meetings

2025 Monthly Meeting Dates

The schedule is subject to change.  Meetings are usually on the second Saturday of the month.
January 11    
February 8    
March 8        
April 12      
May 10        
June 14
July 12
Hilo Orchid Show July 25-27
August 9
September 13    
October 11   
November 8    
December 13 - holiday party at the Hilo Yacht Club
Meetings are held at the Kamana Senior Center (127 Kamana Street, Hilo) unless otherwise indicated. Click here for map and directions.

Bring an orchid plant for show and tell and receive a ticket for a chance to win an orchid plant!

Currently, the schedule is as follows, unless otherwise indicated:
 
  1:30 p.m.       Informal “Talk Story”
  2:00 p.m.       General Meeting, including announcements, show table
                        review, refreshments, and speaker/program
  4:00 p.m.       Meeting is generally finished
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Dendrobium glomeratum

special Events

Hilo Orchid Show
Friday July 25 through Sunday July 27, 2025.  Click here for more information.

Holiday Lunch and Auction
Annual banquet and auction December 13, 2025 at the Hilo Yacht Club.  Members must sign up and pay in advance.
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Psychopsis Mendenhall 'Hildos' FCC/AOS
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