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”
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P&P on the Big Screen
Has it really been two decades since Matthew Macfayden and Keira Knightly gave us new takes on Lizzy and Darcy? We were all smiles when Regal Dole Cannery Theaters marked the 20th anniversary with a re-release in of the 2005 hate-love tale. It may not have settled our disputes over who wears which roles best,Continue reading “P&P on the Big Screen”
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”
We ❤︎ Jane Austen Tea
JASNA Hawaii‘i raised a cup in honor of Jane Austen in a late Valentine’s gathering Feb 22. We met at Tea at 1024, a cozy shop near Honolulu’s China Town.
A Walk in Wahiawa
Visits to the City and County of Honolulu’s five botanical gardens contiunued in October 2024 with a visit to the “Tropical Jewel” in Wahiawa, followed by lunch at The Alley.
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”
Tea at 1024
The Austens were snowed in when Jane was born in December 1775. In Hawai‘i, we’re just snowed under by the busy holiday season, so we follow the family’s lead and celebrate the April baptism for our annual tea. It was a cozy, scrumptious, fun get-together in downtown Honolulu with a challenging quiz supplied by GretchenContinue reading “Tea at 1024”
Teen Austen
On Saturday, June 25, we will discuss Teenage Writing by Jane Austen, Katherine Sutherland and Freya Johnston, editors, via Zoom at 1 p.m. Hawai‘i Standard Time. In these stories, written “to be shared and admired by a named audience of family and friends … devices and themes which appear subtly in Austen’s later fiction runContinue reading “Teen Austen”