This one Goes out to Kenny

Last weekend we headed to Kona for a mini vacation. Our buddy Kenny, a member of the elite Halau O Kekuhi, did his first public hula performance. The Sheraton Keauhou hosted a birthday celebration for Lani Kauikeaouli Kamehameha III. The hula was beautiful! I was so impressed with Kenny's grace especially during one chant/dance done completely in a low squat. Whew my thighs were burning with sympathy. I am a bit partial, but Kenny was one of the best performers of the group. He had a way of making the art look peaceful when others couldn't mask the fatigue. Thanks Kenny for working so hard at keeping an ancient tradition alive! (If you missed this performance, Kenny will be performing with the Halau at the Merrie Monarch Festival on April 7th.)

After Kenny's performance we hung in Mark, Jamie's room overlooking the rest of the celebration. The balcony provided a marvelous view of the festivities with the ocean in the distance. It was great to catch up with good friends. We enjoyed conversation, beer, pizza, babies, laughing, all with lovely Hawaiian music in the background.

We shared Mark, Jamie, and Betty's room and met up with KnK in the morning, poolside.

The resort has the most impressive water park. There is a slide, lazy river, tunnel, waterfall, water spouts, sand beach, volleyball net...it is awesome. We had a great time! Miley loved crawling around the water spouts. She would live in the water if we'd let her. We loved this vacation. I'm glad Kenny had the performance. It brought us all together.