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Aloha Everyone!
Hui Wa'a is very excited to be hosting this year's HCRA State Race on Oahu, E Ho'omau Ka Ha Hawai'i - Perpetuate the Breath of Hawai'i.
Below is some important information for you to review and pass on to your clubs.
AGENDA - see the aganda for timing of events throughout the day.
SPECIALS EVENT - Please see the specials event invitation to participate in our Special Event. This year's event will be for our "special" paddlers
and we hope you will be able to participate with us. We would like to know your intent to paddle by July 23 so that we can handle the lane drawing
at the same time we do our regular lane drawings.
PROGRAM - We would like to have a message from each association. Not too lengthy, just short and sweet along with a picture of your President or
Race Director, your choice. We also would like to have some pictures from your season, please send good quality photos in jpg or tif format. Please forward ASAP.
TENTS - We have a limited amount of space to set up tents for all clubs so it is challenging to fit everyone in. We are going to assign space based on
your total crews so that everyone will be able to have a space. For example, 20x40 is for 25+ crews; 20x30 - 17-24 crews, 20x20 for 10-16.
There usually are so many clubs with just a few crews that they will not be able to have their own tents and will need to share with other clubs.
Please let your clubs know and encourage them to pair up. We will be doing a drawing, much like lane drawing for tent space.
To do that, I need to ask that you check with your clubs and have them complete the
Tent Space Request Form and forward
back to me no later than Friday, July 25, 4pm. We will pull for tent location on Saturday's lane drawing and notify you in advance where your space is.
The spaces will be pre-marked on Thursday and tents can be set up starting on Friday morning. If you do not submit a Tent Space Request Form you will need to
check with the designated Hui Wa'a official who will advise you of any open spaces.
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 www.waikikibeachboys.com. See attached flier.
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 certificates 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.
More information will be coming soon from our HCRA Race Commissioner, Bo Campos about Canoe Weigh-in, Coaches and Officials meetings, and Merchandise Sales.
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,
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