On January 8, 2007, Kathy & I had the great privilege to join Rebekah & Pete; Pi'i & Irma; and, Pat & Karen; for the purpose of celebrating Rebekah's Birthday (which, in 2007, falls on January 9)! According to my calculations, Rebekah was a toddler when (in 1951) the U.N. opened its HQ in New York City on her birthday... Interestingly, Professor Severus Snape (of Harry Potter fiction) was born on her 9th Birthday.
We met at Aku Bone Lounge to listen to the music of Holunape...
What we didn't know before arriving, however, was that the celebration was to be in the spirit of a Hobbit Birthday Party... whereby the celebrant presents gifts to the guests! Now, this is my kind of party!
While Holunape blessed our ears with their beautiful sounds, friends from the audience were invited to perform hula accompaniment... Pi'i made sure that we snapped a foto of this beautiful dancer...
Irma was amazed to find this special T-Shirt! "What is special?" you may be asking... Irma's surname appears at the bottom of this shirt. Irma lives in Paris and Tahiti depending on the time of year... She spent the holidays in Hawai'i this year...
Without fail, Pi'i and Pat enliven any event with their presence! Here they are making us belly-laugh... I remember something about the Aku Belly which were among the many dishes on which we feasted... others included cabbage and corn beef, tai (a type of fish -- very ono!), lamb (decadent!), and poi...
We washed all the kaukau down with Beer, Wine, and other delightfully fruity drinks!
Everyone enjoyed the celebration as can be determined by the looks of these beautiful people! <g>
Here's a brainteaser:
Can you determine the differences and similarities between these two photos which were snapped seconds apart from each other?
