Jane Austen 250th Birthday Bash

JASNA Hawai‘i and the Hawai‘i State Library invite you to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth on Saturday, Dec. 6, 1–4 p.m. at the Hawai‘i State Library, 478 S.King St. in Honolulu. Learn Regency-era activities, including card games and dancing. Watch videos about Jane Austen and her times or participate in our photoContinue reading “Jane Austen 250th Birthday Bash”

A Jane Austen Halloween

Join us for a mysterious meeting and frightfully fun film co-sponsored by the Hawai‘i State Library System. Saturday, Oct. 251–4 p.m.Hawai‘i State Library478 S. King Street, HonoluluCostume optional—Regenciy, zombie or come-as-you-are. Test your detective skills in a Jane Austen whodunit for a chance to win a book from the “Being a Jane Austen Mystery” seriesContinue reading “A Jane Austen Halloween”

‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’ – June 1

We’re off to see Jane Austen Wrecked My Life at Consolidated Kahala Mall Theaters on Sunday, June 1 at 12:50 p.m. RSVP by end of day Wed. May 28 by emailing jasnahawaiinei@gmail.com and we will pick up tickets. Please bring $15 cash or check made out to Donna Lum. If you miss the deadline, youContinue reading “‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’ – June 1”

Holoholo to Ho‘omaluhia

POSTPONED: We will visit the fourth of Honolulu’s five botanical gardens, trekking to the Windward side to explore Ho‘omaluhia, on a date to be determined, followed by lunch at a location to be determined. Email JASNAHawaiiNei@gmail.com for details. Located at 45–680 Luluku Road in Kāne’ohe, the 400-acre garden at the base of the majestic Ko‘olauContinue reading “Holoholo to Ho‘omaluhia”

Koko Crater Garden Walk

Our second in a series of visits to Honolulu County’s five Botanical Gardens took us to Koko Crater in February. We were joined JASNA British Columbia friend Marigayle and Ken Paterson and once again called on the botanical expertise of member Donna Lum’s husband Larry. We took cover under a tree when our pleasant morningContinue reading “Koko Crater Garden Walk”

High Time for Tea

JASNA Hawai‘i members enjoyed Tea at 1024 in Honolulu so much that we returned with friends and family. The tea not only provided welcome refreshment for those who had strolled Foster Botanical Garden earlier in the day and featured a great deal of lively conversation and easy camaraderie, but it served as a decadal celebrationContinue reading “High Time for Tea”

Botanical Bliss

We think Jane Austen would have enjoyed strolling through Honolulu’s Foster Botanical Garden as much as we did, marveling at it’s amazing specimens from around the world — Indonesian black pepper vine growing on a Gold Tree and the waxy flowers of the Cannonball Tree from the Guianas (pictured), not to mention the largest, sticky-sappedContinue reading “Botanical Bliss”