Wednesday is Hilo day

We wake up early to get ready to head to Hilo. First is the Palace Theatre to see a cultural presentation Hawaiiana.  It is a downtown theatre which has been restored. Built in the 1920's.  The organ was in pieces in the attics and when the Honolulu theatre was demolished they send their organ pipes to Hilo. The organs were used in the time of silent movies. A couple did a talk story with the man accompaniment on different pipes. The stories were handed down and also taught by Hula.  Because it is near Halloween, the stories were a bit scary.  We also watched a short movie about the Menehune.  After the presentation the counter girl came to me a gave me a poster left over from the Hilo Film Festival. I had asked for something from the festival which ended the previous night, but she said she didn't have anything.  So it was a surprise when she found the poster and gave it to me for free. We then went to the farm market, crafts and venders too.  We bought a few items. We drove around Hilo and found Dennis's office, he would be our lender.  We found the library and took some pictures for Mandy. Next, we drove out to the beaches to check them out, then we headed back to the hale to make mahimahi on the grill and salad and pineapple for supper.