Friday, August 12, 2011

Sequim reunion of Hawaii expats

Dear Sequim Town visitors, real ones or cyberspace ones,
When we moved to Sequim on the Olympic Peninsula from Hawaii in January 2006, we didn't know a soul here in Sequim but that should change soon. We found lots of kindred spirits at SARC (Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center) where Keoki started teaching his Easy Stretch class - still going strong now: Mondays + Wednesdays 10:45am at Sarc for those who live in Sequim and surrounding areas - and among the big group of Hawaiian expats, people like us who had moved to Sequim from Hawaii.

Sequim home for Hawaii reunion
The Hawaiian expat group puts a reunion together twice a year, once in summer and another one in winter during the Christmas holidays. Last Saturday we all came together for our summer luau to celebrate our lives and blessings with a great Hawaiian style pot luck luau and lots of Hawaiian music by volunteers who love to play the ukulele and other instruments.

Keoki enjoys his pot luck
Hawaiian food on Keoki's plate
Hawaiian musicians at Sequim party
What would be a Hawaiian luau without the traditional Hawaii hula?! Hula teacher Mahina and her hula halau from the Sequim Senior Center danced to their own and to all the Hawaiian expats' entertainment. Just look at their smiling faces in the photos! They tell you how we all felt: loving our lives in Sequim yet enjoying great memories of our lives in Hawaii!

Sequim Senior Center hula group
Mahina with small group of hula dancers
Mahina with her hula ladies from Sequim Senior Center

Next generation hula dancers, visiting keikis from CA
Our friend Maria grandmom of hula girls from CA
We would like to thank John and Margret Mitchel who opened their beautiful Sequim home and property for all of us and made this summer Hawaii luau party a full success with their TLC. Mahalo, Margret and John!

Margret & John our most generous hosts
John the host of our Sequim reunionYou want to move to Sequim, a Sequim vacation home is the first step to learn about life in Sequim.