Friday, September 19, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Monday, September 8, 2008
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Friday, September 5, 2008
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Friday, August 29, 2008
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
"Our Final Fundraiser For 2008" Your Help Is Appreciated
What: NHCCM: DRINK BOOTH FUNDRAISER
When: Friday, Sept 12th
Where: Bishop Museum
Time: 3pm – 9pm
If you have been blessed in fellowship and fun paddling with the New Hope Canoe Club, now is your chance to give back to the ministry!
The NHCCM will be handling the beverage booths at the 13th Anniversary event of New Hope Farrington scheduled at the Bishop Museum on Friday evening, Sept 12th! All proceeds from the beverage booths will go to the NHCCM general fund that covers the costs for all canoe equipment & maintenance, gas costs to transport canoes, and all other miscellaneous expenses necessary for our Regatta and Long-Distance paddling seasons.
You can help by volunteering at one of the fundraiser stations on September 12th. We will be setting-up at 3:00pm and working shifts throughout the evening until breakdown at 9:00pm. If you are available between 3pm – 9pm and able to help on Sept 12th, please contact the following people via email ASAP:
Beverage Booth/Sellers Team:
Jennifer Gayle kinipela96734@yahoo.com
Replenish/Recycle Team:
Sam Kam skam@honolulu.gov
Fundraiser Coordinator:
Colleen Ono cballesteros@141hawaii.com
We are also taking sign-ups at the current scheduled long-distance practices for the men and women until next Wednesday. New Hope Farrington will be providing volunteer meals for that evening and I will need to submit a headcount of our anticipated volunteers. So don’t delay—sign-up now!
This anniversary event will be exciting with entertainment and prize giveaways! (The grand prize is a free trip for 4 on the Super Ferry and two nights at a Maui Resort!) Come out and join the fun!
Colleen Ballesteros Ono
"Some Dad Center Snaps"
For more 2008 Dad Center NHCC Pics - Click Below!http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8AZNGzlo0YtVHpI
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Saturday, August 23, 2008
"Kailua Ironmen"
Congratulations to all 5 of our NHCC paddling crews, who competed and completed today's Kailua Bay Men's Iron Challenge.
A special thank you to Kailua Canoe Club for a great race and the ono grindz' afterward.
Coach Rooke steered his crew to an unofficial time of 2 hours, and 17 minutes, covering 14.63 miles.
The GPS satellite track of his canoe is pictured above.
So cool no?
Our mighty wahine paddlers take on the always exciting Outrigger Canoe Club's Dad Center Race tomorrow, and it promises to be action-packed.
Let's all turn out en to support our ladies as they spread the Good News all day long.
One House!
-Uncle Hut
Friday, August 22, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
"Naya"
If I only had thirty days to live, I would like to spend another weekend like this past one on Kauai with my wife and my New Hope Canoe Club Paddling Ohana.
-Uncle Hut
"Live Like You Were Dying" Small Group Participant
Love Deeper / Speak Sweeter / Give Forgiveness / Embrace Eternity
-Uncle Hut
"Live Like You Were Dying" Small Group Participant
Love Deeper / Speak Sweeter / Give Forgiveness / Embrace Eternity
Monday, August 18, 2008
Friday, August 15, 2008
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
"I Didn't Make Crew, What Can I Do?"
Thanks for asking.
Actually, quite a bit.
Actually, quite a bit.
- Stay positive
- Never give up
- Keep coming to practice
- Participate
Opportunities to help-
Friday, August 15, 7:00 AM, Kailua Beach Park (State & City Holiday)
- Meet with Coach Clayton to unload trailered canoes
- Practice makes perfect. Learn how to rig*. Your crew will expect you to know how. The "blend" begins long before the race does
Sunday, August 17, 6:30 AM, Kailua Beach Park
- Cheer on our wahine and kane racers in exciting back-to-back long distance races
- Help carry canoes
- Help carry supplies to escort boats
Sunday, August 17, 1:00 PM, Duke Kahanamoku Beach (fronting the Hilton Hawaiian Village)
- Greet, offer refreshments, help carry supplies from escort boats
- Volunteer to paddle one of our two canoes back to Sand Island
- Wash, cover, and lock canoes
- Wash and dry canoe racing canvasses
If paddling is all you want or care to participate in, the honor and privilege of crossing the Ka'iwi Channel one day will be a hollow experience.
In or out of the canoe, we are all part of ONE TEAM!
In HIS Kanu With U!
*Rigging date/time is at the discretion of the racing crew.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Monday, August 4, 2008
Sunday, August 3, 2008
"HCRA State Championships Race News Coverage"
"It's Lanikai, by a whisker"
http://starbulletin.com/2008/08/03/sports/story02.html
"Lanikai triumphs amid controversy"
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080803/SPORTS13/808030361/1032/SPORTSFRONT
http://starbulletin.com/2008/08/03/sports/story02.html
"Lanikai triumphs amid controversy"
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080803/SPORTS13/808030361/1032/SPORTSFRONT
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Thursday, July 31, 2008
"Sewage Spill Health Tips From NHCC Paddler Dr. Jon"
Re: sewage spill and minimizing risk to our paddlers my thoughts are as follows. If the contamination level is still an issue and the warning signs are there:
- No one should go in the water with open cuts/broken skin
- No one should go in the water who is feeling ill for any reason already
- As we did Tue., paddle straight out through the gap into the open ocean and do the work out there; do ‘warm up’ level paddling going out and ‘cool down’ coming back as you approach the site to minimize splashing
- Everyone should shower off with antibiotic soap ASAP, preferably at the site, or as soon as they get home, and if there is any question about contamination of their shirts/paddling shorts those should be washed separately and promptly.
- Watch for any signs of skin infection or irritation, and promptly seek medical attention if something develops
- Observe for signs of GI symptoms or eye irritation etc.; splashing can spread contaminated droplets to eyes, lips, nose etc. with potential for local or systemic exposure.
- And even more basic, as it was Tue., paddling from the site should be presented fairly as a personal decision, where each individual weighs his own risk factors and considerations, without “penalty” if they decide not to participate.
- No one should go in the water with open cuts/broken skin
- No one should go in the water who is feeling ill for any reason already
- As we did Tue., paddle straight out through the gap into the open ocean and do the work out there; do ‘warm up’ level paddling going out and ‘cool down’ coming back as you approach the site to minimize splashing
- Everyone should shower off with antibiotic soap ASAP, preferably at the site, or as soon as they get home, and if there is any question about contamination of their shirts/paddling shorts those should be washed separately and promptly.
- Watch for any signs of skin infection or irritation, and promptly seek medical attention if something develops
- Observe for signs of GI symptoms or eye irritation etc.; splashing can spread contaminated droplets to eyes, lips, nose etc. with potential for local or systemic exposure.
- And even more basic, as it was Tue., paddling from the site should be presented fairly as a personal decision, where each individual weighs his own risk factors and considerations, without “penalty” if they decide not to participate.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
"New Hope Canoe Club Ups Crew Count To Six!"
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!
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
Sunday, July 27, 2008
"Our Fab Five"
On Saturday, August 2nd, five of our New Hope Canoe Club paddling crews will be paddling and battling with the best paddlers across the State of Hawai'i.
Event 30 GOLDEN MEN MASTERS (55+) Lane 13
Event 33 WOMEN OPEN 4 Lane 9
Event 35 MIX GOLDEN MASTERS (55+) Lane 13
Event 36 MIX MASTERS (40+) Lane 9
This is where the rubber meets the road paddling fans, a time where everyone in a canoe club pulls together to support our 30 wahine and kane who will represent a canoe club and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
Let's mass at our koa canoe the Kai 'Elua with each of our crews before they shove off to the starting line, and cheer them on as they give it everything they've got for one last time this regatta season.
It'll be one fun day, and make sure to help out at our fundraiser food booth, check out the championship logo wear station (the design is epic), and embrace what has become our state's official sport- Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe Paddling!
"Let Um' Race!" -Michael Tongg
-Uncle Hut
P.S. Can our beloved sport be far from becoming a summer Olympic event? (pause to ponder) Hmmm...
Congratulations!
Event 17 WOMEN NOVICE A Lane 14
Event 30 GOLDEN MEN MASTERS (55+) Lane 13
Event 33 WOMEN OPEN 4 Lane 9
Event 35 MIX GOLDEN MASTERS (55+) Lane 13
Event 36 MIX MASTERS (40+) Lane 9
This is where the rubber meets the road paddling fans, a time where everyone in a canoe club pulls together to support our 30 wahine and kane who will represent a canoe club and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
Let's mass at our koa canoe the Kai 'Elua with each of our crews before they shove off to the starting line, and cheer them on as they give it everything they've got for one last time this regatta season.
It'll be one fun day, and make sure to help out at our fundraiser food booth, check out the championship logo wear station (the design is epic), and embrace what has become our state's official sport- Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe Paddling!
"Let Um' Race!" -Michael Tongg
-Uncle Hut
P.S. Can our beloved sport be far from becoming a summer Olympic event? (pause to ponder) Hmmm...
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
"Just When You Thought You've Seen It All..."
For as long as I have known New Hope Canoe Club Head Coach Blane Gaison (former Atlanta Star QB, go Falcons!), I have never seen him eat anything remotely resembling junk food.
The man eats rabbit food out of see through plastic containers from home for goodness sake!
I was dumbfounded when I saw him holding a bowl of strawberry short cake, topped with a 3 to 5 second burst of whipped cream!
Take a deep breath sports fans, strawberries are good for you.
Blane's only comment when I asked him if I could photo document this rare event for all perpetuity was "I'm really hungry, I'm going to eat this."
In all fairness to Blane, he did try to stop a paddler from putting more whipped cream atop his already generous sugary white mountain of mouth watering sugar right after I took the above pic. Steely determination personified.
There is a kicker to all of this my friends.
Coach Blane paddled in the second to the last race of the day, the sun had come out, dried up all he rain, and his 40 Mix crew paddled out and to an incredible second place finish, the best finish we've had all season long. It also moved our club up a notch in the day's final tally.
Strawberry Short Cake & Whipped Cream = Best Finish This Whole Regatta Season
Coincidence?
I think not!
Give who ever brought that delightful dessert and whipped cream a Beijing Bling of a gold medal!
-Uncle Hut
P.S. Did you hear about the paddler parking lot monitors who caught a perp in the parking lot with bad intentions? They alerted the HPD special duty police officer nearby, and the dude was promptly taken into custody on outstanding warrants. Let's keep this gentleman in our prayers, that he might come to know our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
It was a "Winnie The Pooh" kind of day, with a little bit of huny added in for good measure.
You'll not want to miss a great sequel when our NHCC qualifying crews compete against the best of the best from around the state at the grand finale on Saturday (HCRA State Championship Races), August 2nd, at Ke'ehi Lagoon!
"Congratulations NHCC Novice B Wahine & Novice A Kane!"
It's rainy and windy here today at the O'ahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association Championship Races at Ke'ehi Lagoon.
But the action is still great!
Congratulations to our Novice B Wahine and our Novice A Kane who have steadily gotten better and stronger with each passing regatta. Both crews came in 4th place today, for two big points in the AA Division.
More later!
-Uncle Hut
But the action is still great!
Congratulations to our Novice B Wahine and our Novice A Kane who have steadily gotten better and stronger with each passing regatta. Both crews came in 4th place today, for two big points in the AA Division.
More later!
-Uncle Hut
Friday, July 18, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Monday, July 7, 2008
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Friday, July 4, 2008
Thursday, July 3, 2008
"MAKAI Ocean Lifestyle Magazine June/July 2008"
This cover shot was taken by David Murphey (Novice B), and the feature on Aka Hemmings was written by Shannon Chang (Novice A).
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
"Best Wishes!"
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
"Our Newest Paddler"
Hello Everyone,
My name is Morgan Mae Chang, and I was born on May 29, 2008, at 4:11 am.
Daddy said I weighed in at 7 lbs., 9.8 oz., and measured 20 1/4 inches. He said I would be a perfect fit for seat one. What is a seat one anyway?
Oh well, I hope to see y'all on the beach very, very soon.
On behalf of my mom and dad Shannon and Harris Chang, my sister Miranda, and baby Lambchop-
Stay Strong, Stay Safe, Paddle Hard!
Aloha,
Morgan
Monday, June 30, 2008
Sunday, June 29, 2008
"Protect The Aloha"
The Aloha returned to the beach last week.
It had been in the shop for repairs and a special paint design just in time for the Walter J. MacFarlane 4th of July Regatta this coming Friday.
The Aloha was badly damaged at last year's MacFarlane, repaired, and damaged again during spring practice.
For some reason, and because no two canoes are exactly the same, the Aloha is one of our very favorite open-ocean racers.
Please help to take good care of the Aloha this coming 4th. While it may be easier to slide her up and down the beach, it's like sandpaper, and the rocks will cut into the bottom of the hull. Avoid collisions, a race won is not worth the injury and/or damage to person and/or property.
Malama our canoes well, and your children's childern's children will paddle in them for years to come.
Mahalo,
-Uncle Hut
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