Hula Moon Wedding

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The Hula Moon Wedding

will go down in the family annals

as the Tsunami Wedding

At 6am the tsunami sirens went off

warning us to evacuate the bay

so as yet unaware of the time

before the expected wave

we grabbed our belongings

and headed for higher ground

After unloading family and belongings 

at the rented house

of a family member

in Princeville on the bluff

we return to the bay

to salvage the wedding food 

and the refreshments

and then 30 of us

spend the day waiting

 At 2pm the road down to Hanalei 

was re-opened

and we made our way back to the bay

with belongings

and food

and beverages galore

And there everyone chipped in:

while some fired up the BBQ

others made floral arrangements 

with flowers collected from neighbouring gardens

others prepared the flares

set the tables

bought copious amounts of ice

for the eskies

found houpia pie for the desert

raided rental homes for cutlery and crockery 

and the hawaiian musician and photographer 

arrive from the south of the island

and by 4.30pm

we had them married...

Oh Happy days

and then we could all relax

and celebrate

under the Hula Moon

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