Clouds on a reflective Wednesday morning at the U.S. Capitol on what would be an eventful day culminating in the Taste of Hawaii reception.

But before the Taste of Hawaii came a taste of India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a joint session of Congress.

Prime Minister Modi emphasized the importance of continuing a positive relationship between the world’s oldest democracy and its largest.

The Hawaii on the Hill event actually got started Tuesday, and Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz joined a welcome reception that evening at the Woodrow Wilson House.

The Kennedy Caucus Room of the Russell Senate Office Building was the place to be Wednesday evening as visitors waited in line for the Taste of Hawaii organized by Sen. Mazie Hirono and the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii.

Staff members and volunteers handed out leis to visitors as they arrived for the Taste of Hawaii, which featured food and other products from the islands.

In its third year, the Taste of Hawaii has become an anticipated event for both Washington residents and the public officials and business people who fly about 4,700 miles from the islands to attend Hawaii on the Hill events.

It was a full house in the Kennedy Caucus Room for the Wednesday evening event.

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer jokes with Hirono, middle, and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar as he tries out a Spam musubi.

Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard greets some U.S. Navy personnel at the event.