Our 40 Women's Crew (Lane 14) was given the nod late yesterday afternoon, and will be competing in this Saturday's State Championship Races at Ke'ehi Lagoon Beach Park.
Best wishes to our "Supah' Six!"
Don't forget to visit the NHCC Food Booth where mouth-watering pizza, yummy cotton candy, and cold and refreshing shave ice will be served aplenty.
14 Lanes = 1/4 Mile Race Course = More Turns = A lot of exciting action all day long paddling fans!
Bring a friend who has never been to a Hawaiian outrigger canoe race and share the love!
-Uncle Hut
E Ho'omau Ka Ha Hawai'i . . . Perpetuate the Breath of Hawaii!
Our 2008 HCRA State Championships are just 4 days away . . . And Na 'Ohana O Na Hui Wa'a is ready to welcome you to a great day of spirited competition, ono food booths, clothing, craft and paddling merchandise and lots of fun!
Below is some key information for you to share with your clubs.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 1 at KE'EHI LAGOON
CLUB TENT SET-UP - 6:00 a.m. or later. Club tent space has been reserved for all clubs who submitted requests and spaces will be pre-marked along the Shoreline and the hill areas on either side of the Ke'ehi Lagoon Halau in the order that spaces were pulled. Those clubs who did not make a tent reservation will be able to put up tents starting at 6:00 a.m. in any area that is not pre-marked. Tent set-up will be monitored by Desi Ishii of Hui Wa'a and we appreciate everyone following Desi's instructions.
CANOE WEIGH-IN - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Please make sure you have enough manpower. A parking pass for vehicles hauling trailers will be issued on Friday at weigh-in. Canoe weigh-in Questions? - contact George Waikoloa, Hui Wa'a Race Director at 554-7914.
COACHES MEETING - 5:00 p.m. Officials Pavilion. Every club must have a coach or club representative present at the meeting. All clubs participating in the Specials Event on Saturday, will pull for their lanes at the conclusion of the coaches meeting. Please contact Cindy Broc at 271-3264 if you would like to put in a specials crew. See attached invitation for details.
OFFICIALS MEETING - 6:00 p.m. Officials Pavilion. All Race Officials must be present at this meeting. Parking passes and Official T-Shirts will be distributed at this meeting. If your flight arrives after 6:00 p.m., please make arrangements to have another official from your association brief you on your responsibilities and sign for your pass and t-shirt.
HCRA MERCHANDISE SALES - 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. See attached price list. Merchandise will also be on sale on Saturday, August 2 starting at 7:00 a.m. located at the Merchandise Booth right in front of the Officials Pavilion. Sales will be stopped briefly during the HCRA State program beginning at approximately 8:00 a.m. NEW this year - Credit and Debit cards will be accepted!
FOOD & VENDOR BOOTHS - Some of our vendors will be selling food and merchandise on Friday from 8:00 to 5:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2 at KE'EHI LAGOON
COURSE CHECK - 7:00 a.m.
HCRA MERCHANDISE SALES - 7:00 a.m. until sold out! See attached price list. Sales will be stopped briefly during the HCRA State program beginning at approximately 8:00 a.m. NEW this year - Credit and Debit cards will be accepted!
OPENING CEREMONIES - 8:00 a.m.
SPECIALS EVENT - 8:45 a.m.
OFFICIAL RACES BEGIN - 9:00 a.m.
KAU INOA REGISTRATION - The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, OHA, will be setting up a Kau Inoa Registration Booth at the races. Please notify all of your clubs that anyone with Hawaiian ancestry will be able to register and sign up for a Kau Inoa t-shirt. They should bring a copy of their birth certificate to confirm their Hawaiian ancestry. To make sure they have enough t-shirts on hand, if your club knows you will be registering people, please let us know how many you expect to register.
HCRA STATES - SPONSORS - Mahalo to our generous sponsors for this year's State Races - we appreciate their support.
OHA - Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Hawaii Superferry Hawaii Tourism Authority
AFTER STATES PARTY - The Waikiki Beach Boys will be hosting an After States Party at Gordon Biersch from 6:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Tickets are $10. For more info or to purchase tickets, go to
http://www.waikikibeachboys.com.go/ See attached flier.
If you or any of your clubs have any questions about any of the above, please give us a call. We are looking forward to making this a very memorable and exciting state race for everyone!
Mahalo for your kokua,
Suzanne King
Hui Wa'a HCRA State Race Chair
Tambry R. Young
Hui Wa'a President
