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ALOHA KAKOU!
Board Meetings are scheduled for the 3rd Saturday of Every Month at Pier 60, and All Members and Interested Individuals Are Welcomed to Attend.
2011 Board of Directors
Officers:
- William Richards, Jr. – President
- Tay Perry – Vice President
- Denise Kekuna – Treasurer
- Norman Ho – Secretary
Members:
- Jay Dowsett
- Marylou Foley
- George Kawelo
- Jerome N. Ongies
Elections are held in January annually.
HAWAI‘I LOA “PLANK BY PLANK” FUNDRAISING PROJECT
The Friends of Hokule‘a & Hawai‘iloa have launched a fundraising effort to restore the historic Hawai‘iloa. Due to minimal ongoing maintenance, exposure to the elements and termite damage, Hawai‘iloa was pulled from the water and has been housed in pieces.
Just as builders build “one plank at a time,” the Friends of Hokule‘a & Hawai‘iloa have embarked on a “plank by plank” fundraising campaign. The estimated restoration cost is $250,000 with a completion date of December 2013. For more information, please download the Plank by Plank Flyer.
» More from the Hawaii Loa Hou news article from hawaiinewsnow.com
Mahalo from The Friends of Hokule‘a & Hawai‘iloa! Your support helps our mission.
News & EVENTS
Restore and Re-Launch Hawai'iloa Party + Celebrate Celestial Navigation Event at Bishop Museum
When: June 26, 2011, 4:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Where: The Great Lawn, Bishop Museum
Tickets can be purchased at Bishop Museum. No advance reservation is needed. If you have questions regarding ticketing, please call 808-843-8414.
- General Admission: $20 General; $15 Bishop Museum members
- Celestial Navigation Event + Event Admission: $35 General; $30 Bishop Museum members
Bring family, friends, and neighbors to Bishop Museum for The Friends of Hokule’a and Hawai’iloa’s one-time, don’t-miss back-yard-party celebration and fundraiser to help restore and relaunch Hawai‘iloa, Hawai‘i’s only double-hulled canoe constructed entirely of traditional materials.
ISLAND BACKYARD PARTY
Like the very best island backyard party, there will be plenty of food and music, and of course, hula. According to Kumu hula Mapuana de Silva, this will be a first-ever event as she and the dancers of Halau Mohala ‘Ilima take the stage, joined by Maelia Loebenstein Carter and Ka Pa Hula o Kauanoe o Wa’ahila, Michael Pili Pang and Halau Hula Ka No’eau, and Vicky Holt Takamine and Pua Ali’i ‘Ilima. In this one-of-a-kind hula celebration, these four kumu hula and their halau will present hula kahiko and hula ‘auana individually, in small groups and en masse to raise funds for this worthy cause.
TRY YOUR HAND AT LASHING
Touch, feel, and even try your hand at lashing with the crew of Hokule’a as they perfect skills for their around-the-world journey by relashing Hawai‘iloa.
CELEBRATE CELESTIAL NAVIGATION
Prior to the main event, guests can also enjoy a special lecture and interactive Pacific navigation activity with Chad Baybayan, the Navigator in Residence at the Imiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo. Program starts at 3:30 p.m. Special ticket required. Hurry! Space is limited for this exciting activity.
RESTORE AND RELAUNCH HAWAI‘ILOA
Built in the record time of two years and launched in 1993, Hawai’iloa voyaged 6,000 miles to Tahiti and throughout French Polynesia to the Marquesas and back. Over the years, weather and exposure took a toll. The Hawai’iloa was disassembled and stored in pieces. The challenge now is to put the giant jigsaw puzzle of canoe parts together. Well into the process of restoration, the Friends are fund raising and friend-raising in a race to complete and re-launch the canoe. As the Hokule’a embarks on a four year journey around the globe, Hawai’iloa will re-launch and be the touch-stone for the Hawaiian islands during the Hokule’a’s voyage.
KA WAI OLA 6/2011 issue
More about the event, see special article:
Benefit Supports Hawai'iloa Restoration
DONATION
The Friends of Hokule'a & Hawai'iloa would appreciate your donation to help funding our restoration project. Please hit the Donate button below, and you'll be taken to Paypal website where you can make a donation using a credit card.
FHH on Facebook
Friends of Hokule‘a & Hawai‘iloa are on facebook. Please visit FHH and their family of friends on FaceBook.
O Ke Kai Series 2011 – Outrigger Reef & the Friends
Outrigger Reef on the Beach and FHH continue to work together. Outrigger will provide a calendar of 2011 dates and times on their website. Mahalo nui, Luana!
PROJECTS
Workdays scheduled for the 1st Saturday of
each month at Pier 60
We welcome anyone who would like to help and volunteer a few hours of their time on any day of the week of the month. Call 843-8414.
Hawai‘iloa Repair Project
Volunteers arrive around 9:00 AM on Saturday morning and report to Jerry Ongies or Tay Perry for work assignments.
Hokule‘a Model for National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland
We are close to having the project finished, currently working on all the detail and small parts. Once that is all done, we will start lashing the parts all together. The model is almost completed and scheduled to be delivered in August 2011.
- Jay Dowsett
FHH SOURCE LINKS
The Polynesian Voyaging Society & the Friends: The Polynesian Voyaging Society lists the Friends as a source in their Education Resources section, “Related Websites.”
Friends of Hokule‘a and Hawai‘iloa
Starting with Bowman’s and continuing today, the Friends have encouraged and supported a pool of builders, assistants and apprentices who have successfully built or restored multiple traditional Hawaiian canoes.
» Polynesian Voyaging Society web site
» Makai Magazine website
Hawaiian Miles Charities Program
Click on the Hawaiian Miles button above to signup.
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
Dues are to be submitted to the Friends via the information provided on the Membership Section (download our application and mail with your payment to FHH).
Check Payable to:
Friends of Hokule‘a & Hawai‘iloa
Mail to:
P.O. Box 696, Kailua, HI 96734
The Friends of Hokule‘a and Hawai‘iloa Non-Profit Org.
EIN 99-0330963
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