Saturday, the morning of Meg's graduation, Phillip picked us up at the hotel for a visit to the Iolani Palace, 19th-century home of Hawaii’s last monarchs. It is remarkable to me because of how it and the monarchy itself followed European style and protocols. It has been lovingly restored and we had an interesting visit. It was fun to put faces to the names of so many Honolulu streets. Later, after getting ready for graduation, we went to dinner with Phillip, Meagan, and Oliver at another local favorite, the Liliha Bakery. We spent the remainder of the evening at graduation in the University of Hawaii arena and then their baseball field for the gifting of leis.
Iolani Palace, 1879
Kris and Phillip in the entry
European china and silver in the dining room
Throne Room
David Kalakaua, the Merrie King in his Masonic kit
Amazing banyan tree on the Iolani grounds
Dinner at Liliha
Butter rolls, grilled in butter, DELICIOUS!
The Hawaii Taylors
7:00 P.M. graduation
Oliver, Lenore, Kris, and Dickie
A posh, well-rehearsed, and beautiful ceremony
Meg received her diploma
Grammy gives Meg her lei
Meagan, Meg, and Phillip
Piles of leis
A post-grad party with a group of over 4,000
By the end of the evening, Meg was bedecked with flowers
and all kinds of candy and junk
Another splendid day in Hawaii. There will be more.
OXO
D.
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