Lōkahi Canoe Club is joining with Surfrider Foundation and other Ala Wai canoe clubs for an Ala Wai Cleanup on Sunday, May 6th, from 9am to 12:30pm. Hiro is our coordinator, so if you have any questions email or contact him at practice.
Here are some details from the organizers.
Meet at 9am on the grassy field just mauka of the library at the Diamond Head end of the Ala Wai Canal.
Coffee (please bring reusable coffee mugs if possible) and some granola bars and/or fruit will be provided by ING Cafe. We will have everyone sign in and sign a liability waver and give people supplies (gloves, bags, nets etc.). You are encouraged to bring reusable bags and gloves. If not, we will have plenty for everyone.
Some people will just pick up trash along the Ala Wai while other more adventurous people can use big metal hooks (which we will provide) to fish stuff out of the Ala Wai. We will just have people leave the big items and full trash bags along the side of the Ala Wai for a truck to pick up at the end of the clean up. We encourage you to wear close-toed shoes for better protection if you expect to be pulling stuff out of the Ala Wai.
Around 11:30am we will meet back at the grassy area and gather all the trash and collect people’s supplies. Then we will have lunch from Good to Grill provided by First Insurance Company of Hawaii. We will also be giving out prizes to the participants, donated by Waikiki Beach Services and First Break Waikiki.
See you there!
We’ve posted the schedules for the 2012 competitive season. Practice for Novice Bs and for paddlers interested in the pre-regatta season distance races starts this week. Novice Bs (first-year competition paddlers) will practice with Coach Lei on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Pre-season distance racers will practice Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Note that the practice schedule changed as of April 2, when the club started practicing for regatta and long distance season.
Pay attention to the order of events for Hui Wa‘a regattas; the Mixed 60s and Mixed 45s races have been deleted. This race rules change was made to bring our regatta events into closer conformance with HCRA’s state championship event schedule.
Registration and Dues. Competitive dues are $160, recreational paddling dues are $60 for April through September, or $120 for April through March 2013.
We are continuing recreational paddling on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Saturday morning practices start at 7:30am, with canoes in the water at 7:15am. If you want to paddle Saturday morning, plan on being out on the water for 2½ to 3 hours, with at least 2 hours actual paddling time. Please note that these practices are not intended for very young or inexperienced paddlers. See Coach Wayne if you have any questions about participating.
Current dues for recreational membership are $60 for April though September or $120 for April through March 2013, and entitle these members to participate in Lōkahi practices and activities short of HCRA-sanctioned competition. If you join as a Recreational paddler and later decide you’d like to compete, we’ll apply your payment to the dues for competitive paddling.
If you are a beginning paddler and you know you want to compete, come to the site on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday evening about 5:30pm and meet with Coach Lei.
