Maui Orchid Society
Where Flowers & Fellowship Blossom
2019
General Membership Meetings and Events
Photos and more from Maui Orchid Society general membership meetings and events are listed below.
For details on each, click on the photo to see meeting and event details, photos and Show & Tell winners,
December - Christmas Party
December 06, 2019
November - General Membership Meeting
November 19, 2019
Location: Kahului Community Center
7:00 PM General Meeting
Speaker: Mike Blietz, Owner/Operator of Exotic Orchids of Maui
Topic: Around the world with Cattleyas
6:30 PM Beginners' Session
Speaker: Mike Blietz
Topic: How to care for your Cattleya
October - General Membership Meeting
October 15, 2019
Location - Kahului Community Center
7:00 PM General Meeting
Speaker: Maui MOS Member Chuck Briggs
6:30 PM Beginners' Session
Speaker: Maui MOS Member Marcy Martin
September - General Membership Meeting
September 17, 2019
Velma McWayne Santos Wailuku Community Center
7:00 PM General Meeting
Speaker: James Rose, Owner/Operator of Cal-Orchid, Santa Barbara, California
Topic: My 10 Favorite Orchids
6:30 PM Beginners' Session
Speaker: Carol Choda and Jeff Parker
Topic: Introduction to orchid pests and diseases and how to prep your plant for a show
August - General Membership Meeting
August 20, 2019
Velma McWayne Santos Wailuku Community Center
7:00 PM General Meeting
Speaker: David Ernisse
Topic: What Orchids He Loves and Why
6:30 PM Beginners' Session
Speaker: Carol Choda Owner/Operator of Exotic Orchids of Maui
Topic: Demonstration - how to split and repot a vanda
July - General Membership Meeting
July 16, 2019
Velma McWayne Santos Wailuku Community Center
7:00 PM General Meeting
Speaker: Rafael Romero, Owner/Operator of Plantio La Orquidea, Sarasota, Florida
Topic: Schomburgkia
June - Fund Night
June 18, 2019
Location - Kahului Community Center
4:00 pm Receive plants and donations
5:30 pm - 6:45 pm Country Store and Silent Auction
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Plant Raffle and Live Auction
Maui Orchid Society Annual Fund Night - A fund raiser evening to further efforts for the education, preservation and cultivation of orchids.
May - General Membership Meeting
May 21, 2019
Velma McWayne Santos Wailuku Community Center
6:30 PM Beginner Session and General Meeting
Speaker: Andy Okada
Topic: How to Build A Greenhouse
Easter Show
April 18, 2019
April 18 - 20, 2019
Maui Mall, Unit A10
April - General Membership Meeting
April 16, 2019
Velma McWayne Santos Wailuku Community Center
7:00 PM General Meeting
Speaker: Stella Medeiros
Topic: Sharing How We Grow
6:30 PM Beginners' Session
Speaker: Agnes Groft
Topic: Backyard Growing
Nursery Tour
March 24, 2019
Members Only. Participating nurseries include Aloha Aina Orchids, Exotic Orchids of Maui, Pegasus Orchids, Sunshine Orchids of Maui, Ted Plume and Maryetta Sciuto
March - General Membership Meeting
March 19, 2019
Velma McWayne Santos Wailuku Community Center
7:00 PM General Meeting
Speaker: Chuck Briggs
Topic: Backyard Greenhouses
6:30 PM Beginners' Session
Speaker: Maryetta Sciuto
Topic: Growing Orchids in Terrariums
Valentine's Day show
February 11, 2019
February - General Membership Meeting
February 19, 2019
Velma McWayne Santos Wailuku Community Center
7:00 PM General Meeting
Speaker: Jan Takamiya
Topic: Dendrobium anosmum (honohono)
6:30 PM Beginner's Session
Speaker: Andy Okada
Topic: Potting the Honohono
January 2019 - General Membership Meeting
January 15, 2019
Velma McWayne Santos Wailuku Community Center
7:00 PM General Meeting
Speaker: Scot Mitamura
Topic: Dendrobium anosmum (known in Hawaii as "Honohono")
6:30 PM Beginners' Session
Speaker: Carol Choda, Owner/Operator of Exotic Orchids of Maui
Topic: Preparing Plants for Display