Pacific Paddler June 2017 - 4

June, 2017 Vol 22.2
J U N E 2 017

Aloha

Raising a club

COVERING HAWAI'I'S STATE TEAM SPORT SINCE 1996

ON THE COVER:
At the George Perry Memorial Race Photo by Ropati

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only here in Hawaii, but around
the world - April 1996

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PACiFiC PADDLER JUNE 2017

It's a challenge to run a canoe club. It's not just jump into the
canoe and go, there's more to it than having the right stroke or
holding the paddle the correct way. It's not just winning or having
a great time. There's more to it. There are forms to fill out, lanes
to pull, and canoes to maintain. Clubs are like businesses. There
are officers and representatives that prepare paperwork and make
sure everyone is eligible and registered. They also make sure there
is a budget to repair and purchase new canoes. The club is a hui,
a group of individuals with a mission, which keeps the club going
and paddlers paddling. Some clubs are small, some are big, some
have been around for so long that fundraising is a well rehearsed
operation. Some clubs, like ours, La Hui O Ko'olauloa located at
Kahana Bay, are new to the whole process of raising money to
keep our small fleet of wa'a maintained.

There are plenty of expenses to cover like the club's canoes,
trailers, paddles, rigging supplies, canvas, racing skirts, insurance and Association dues. Nothing is free except the knowledge
that is passed down to us. We can put in our own free time, but
materials still must be purchased. Sponsors would be one way to
cover some of the club's expenses, but sponsors are hard to find.
Many clubs rely on fundraisers to raise capital, and there are
many ways to raise money. Plenty of clubs host a race and hope
to make money from entry fees. Some clubs hold car washes, sell
raffle tickets for a canoe or vacation paid trip for two. Some host
a party at a night club and sell tickets at the door. For a decade,
Ocean's Club catered to the paddling community with Paddler's
Night. Many clubs took advantage of this to host club fund
raisers. They would collect a percentage of liquor sales and the
$10 admission fee. There would be music and food, door prizes
and lots of stuff to give away. The club sold tickets for a variety
of donated items like paddles, hats, and round-trip neighbor
Island tickets. Some clubs raised money by selling chocolates
and some Portuguese sausage. This was our first year as a club
and to raise capital we sold Kālua pig,
one-pound for $10. Getting our shredded
pork ready for pickup wasn't as simple as
buying heavily discounted, nicely packaged shredded pork at a store. We went
through the whole process of making it,
from harvesting a big 'porker', making
an imu and cooking it in the ground
until the meat fell off the bones. (Please
excuse the graphic nature of this process
if you love pigs.) Over three days and
nights, members of the club came down
to Brother Sage's hale and got involved
in the process. (see page 19 for details.)
In that process we grew stronger as
club. What makes a club grow? It's not
how many canoes you have, it's not just
what happens on the water that counts,
it's also what happens out of the canoe.
Whenever the wa'a line up to race,
it's more than just the paddlers in the
canoe, its the officials and an army of
coaches, club presidents, managers, form
pushers, boat holders and volunteers who
set up tents and trailer canoes. There's
more than just six in the canoe when the
yellow flag is waving, the red goes up
and then the green. Imua.

Inside

George Perry Memorial Race

OluKai's 9th Annual Ho'olaule'a

Kanaka Ikaiaka Relay

Patrick Dolan on his 'Molo Solo'

Ka Lei O Ka Lanakila

La Hui O Koolauloa

Norfolk Ocean Challenge

Crystal Pier Outrigger Canoe Race29
From hook to plate

JACO: Preventing shoulder pain

Propeller guard proponents

New V6 racing canoe is here

Historical sketch for fitness training 37

CONTRIBUTORS

WRITERS: Louise Donald, Chef Isaac
Bancaco, Tim Chang PT, DPT, Peter
Caldwell and Bud Hohl
PHOTOS: Zach Sanders, Neil
Tavener, Alan Hamilton, Naim
Ferguson, Chris Sylvester and
Ropati Hebenstreit

MAHALO: Carl 'Kini Popo' & Christine
Hebenstreit for your support and
encouragement with our magazine
PROOFREADER: Amy Hebenstreit
PUBLISHER: Ropati Hebenstreit

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