Day 7

In the morning I hoped to visit the Manoa Falls.  But when I got up, I felt pain on the back, so I gave up hiking and visited the doctor instead.  The Doctor's on call where I visited the other day was closed for the weekend,  so I had to visit the other one.  Last time it was a Japanese doctor, but this time there was a Japanese translator.  I had to wait for 2 hours or so, and I got some medicine.
After that I went to see the lady I met the very first day to say thank you because she invited me to he Hilton Grand Vacations and I got $100.00 coupon.  I could use it for the plumeria shaped necklace with a Hawaiian stone Peridot for my souvenir.
Then I went to HIS lounge to post the questionaire.  This time I used HIS as a travel agency and I am glad to have done so.
When I left the hotel for airport, it started raining.   During my stay in Hawaii, I did not have to use an umbrella, so I was lucky.
At the airport I wrote some postcards.

Day 6

In the morning there was the general session III.  There were many speakers.  I feel Americans are very accustomed to public speaking and their presentations are very persuasive. 
In the afternoon there was the country workshop.  In this international conference, there were about 5,000 participants from 53 countries or so.  In the Japanese room there were about 1,700 participants.
In the evening we visited the Ulupo Heiau State Historic Site.  This was the second time for us to visit there this time.
After that we enjoyed shopping here and there.

Day 5

I attended the general session II in the morning.  At the last part there was a surprise.  Special guest was there.  It was Ms. Brooke Shields.  I am glad to see her and take some pictures. 
In the evening I attended the sunset dinner cruise.  Food was buffet and I enjoyed some tropical cocktails.
After that I went to see the Award ceremony and party which lasted till 22:00.
So it was another long day.
In the morning I got an email from Soft bank.  I was surprised to know the cost of using Internet or email by smart phone abroad. Smart phone is really useful, but I should not use it as much as possible.

Day 4

On my way to the conference I had a chance to talk with a Chinese. Last night I talked with Vietnamese.
To see many people is a nice part of attending an international conference.
There was the general session I in the morning.
In the afternoon, my friends and I went window shopping and walked around Waikiki Beach. We saw a turtle swimming and sunset.
We bought something to eat and had a small party. We enjoyed a lot.

Day 3

I had another long day.
I went to hear about the Hilton Grand Vacations, then see a doctor, then to the Convention Center to register.
In the afternoon I attended the half day tour with friends and visited many beautiful places.
At night I attended the welcome reception.

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Day 2

Today I joined the one day tour to Hawaii Big Island.  It is $324, but I think it is worth attending.  Tour bus came to my hotel to pick up at 5:25 AM and I came back to the hotel around 9 PM. There were about 50 Japanese people in the tour.
First we flew to Hilo and visited the statue of Kamehameha The Great, then to Liliuokalani Gardens where there were Japanese Gardens.  Next was Rainbow Falls where I wanted to visit very much. Then Big Island Candy where I bought Hawaiian Crunchies Dark Chocolate.  We ate lunch at Coconut Grill.  Then we visited Punalu'u Black Sand Beach Park where we saw turtles.  Then Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.  Then shopping at Hilo Hattie and flew back to Honolulu. 
The guide and bus driver were very nice ladies. 
Next time I would like to join the star gazing tour by staying at a hotel in Hawaii.

Day 1

I am now in Honolulu.
This is the third time for me to come here.
First was August 1983, second was March 2004. It's been 9 years already.

I left home around 19:45 and went to the Haneda airport. I could use the lounge.

It took about 6 hours and 20 minutes, but the local time was 11:20 AM of April 8, so I had a very long day.
On my flight I was lucky there was nobody next to me and I could use 3 seats. l could watch two movies (Life of Pi, Amour) which I wanted to see. Meal was good.
Weather here is fine and warm and it was about 29 degrees centigrade.
I went to the Moanalua Gardens by local bus to see the Hitachi Tree. Do you know that tree？ It is a Monkey Pot. It is about 25 m high and 40 m wide.  I  am glad to see that tree.