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Welcome to the September/October, 2010 issue of Makai Ocean Lifestyle Magazine! Many of you will be picking up a copy on one of the most famous beaches in the world, Waikiki Beach, for the first time! To you, we say Mahalo (thank you), and we hope that you enjoy this issue! The people of Hawai‘i and the staff of Makai welcome you and wish you the best vacation ever, as we present the 2010 Na Wahine O Ke Kai Official Program. If you are a Kama‘aina (child of the land) and are here to meet your loved one, we hope that they have a great and safe race across the Kaiwi Channel (Channel of the Bones).

This month, we feature some fascinating people and take a quick look into their lives and passions. Gracing our cover, one of Kauai’s lovely waterwomen, Laola Lake Aea, shares her Mana‘o (thoughts) on her life in the water. We also feature paddler and coach Tammy Kaneaiakala from the Windward side of Oahu, and a special feature on the organization “Race to Heal.” We also share the manao and editorial from the legendary George Downing. Uncle George discusses some thought-provoking concerns in his two articles, citing two issues that are very important to the waterworld and its ohana, both here and around the globe.

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Ka Ho‘okele Wahine Laola Lake Aea

y first surprise interviewing Laola Aea came when I learned that she is a 58 year old grandmother. I credit her gra-cious aging to her genetic pool of Hawaiian, Chinese, Japanese, and Haole, she credits it to her dark glasses and favorable lighting. Born Laola K. Lake in Honolulu but liv-ing on Kaua’i since 1976, she calls Kalaheo, Kaua’i home. On the surface, this woman’s reserved looks hide her roots that run deep

into Oahu’s seascape and Hawaiian culture. Events, names, dates, stories that happened 50 years ago roll off her tongue with the clarity as if it happened “just the other day”. While listening to her you wonder how she had time to raise two children and settle into a stable 10 year airline career and 20+ years as an esthetician with her current employer the Anara Spa. She has hours of stories about her father’s family that came from Kaupo,

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Maui and their ties to the ocean. It starts with an English sea captain that jumps ship and marries a Hawaiian woman, Waipa. Then there is her dad’s cousin, Mickey Lake, a surf-board manufacturer who started Interisland Surf Shop in Kakaako in 1960 where many surfboard shapers including Dick Brewer, Sparky, Kenny Tilton, Joe Kuala worked. There’s her father’s uncle, Uncle John Lake who started the Hawaiian Canoe Club in Maui. There’s her father’s cousin Keola Lake, a kumu hula that passed away about 2 years ago. While listening to her, answers to the questions how and why the ocean is part of her life begin to emerge naturally. Laola’s love of the ocean began in Waikiki, at Kaimana Beach in the late 50’s when her father, Tommy, first pushed her into a wave on his solid redwood board. And as they say, the rest is history. “It’s all about the glide. What makes kids always want to go down a slide, or down a mountain slope, or down a wave? When you’re a child, you want to feel the glide again and again and again, I was hooked from my first wave. To this day my 3 brothers still surf as often as they did when they were in high school. They all paddled too, but they were smarter, they stopped paddling decades ago, but they never got tired of the glide and the speed you can get from a wave.” In 1968, as a Punahou sophmore Laola, Marion Lyman, Linda Rosen, Heidi Vanden-bos, Debbie Dow and a few other school-mates were running track and were ap-proached on the field and were asked if they wanted to try outrigger canoe paddling. “I can’t remember who it was who asked us if we wanted to paddle, maybe it was my classmate Myron Thompson (Nainoa’s brother) but somehow we all went to the Ala Wai canal and started paddling for Hui Nalu. Pops Waialeale, Hunchie, Matsumtoto, Bobby Naha and John Kapua were our first coaches, but it was Mike Apele and “Fuj” Fujimoto who really took the time teaching me the art of steering. The old timers might remember that in those days Hui Nalu’s repu-tation was the drinking club. They even used to print (to proudly display) the Primo war-rior on the club T shirts. I can’t remember hard practices, but I do remember the par-ty’s in Palolo valley. Back then regattas had only about a dozen events and by noon (high

noon), the senior mens race, all our guys were hammered. In 1968 at the Kamehameha Day regatta at Kailua Beach we came in third and the club went wild. They couldn’t remember the last time they came so close to winning. We were like 15 year old club rock stars. In our first year, 1968, our crew won the State Championships. In 1969 we won, in 1970 we won, in 1971, we won, in 1972 we won. We won 5 consecutive HCRA State Cham-pionships beginning as novice women until senior women. Gradually we started getting a life, some never returned from college on the mainland, some stopped paddling, some continued paddling and some of my crew went on to win the Na Wahine Molokai Channel. One crewmember, Marion Lyman who remains a close friend, was on all those winning crews and on Hokule’a when Eddie was lost. Whenever we get together we like to brag about how great we were, haha, . . . oh those were the days.” It was the 70’s and the era of “classic” Waikiki was being transformed. Iconic es-tablishments were beginning to disappear like the Barefoot Bar, the imu pit at Publics, the Waikiki Pavilion, etc. Although the west coast scene had reached the shores of Waikiki and began influencing the baby boomers, one establishment in Waikiki was still surviving and “living the life of surf, paddling, and mu-sic” and Laola went in that direction. “In 1972 I became a beach boy, argu-ably the first licensed beach boy wahine, a 2nd Captain. At the time there was an urban legend that there was another wahine, but somewhere I have my license signed by Sam Mokuahi Sr. to prove my point. I had to pass a test, proving I could singlehandedly recover a swamped canoe full of tourists, the giant heavy canoes that must weigh 800 pounds dry. I had to prove I could help the captain maneuver a canoe full of tourist through a crowded surf zone and shoreline without in-juring anyone. I was 19 and I remember all the beach boys on the shore watching me. Most of them were supportive but some wanted me to fail. It was a man’s world, no Title IX. In the end I was blessed to be trained by what some consider to be the last generation of old school Waikiki beach boys and to get paid doing what I wanted to do. I stopped pad-dling competitively. Leroy Ah Choy, who was already stand up surfing (SUP) ran a beach

concession at the Reef Hotel for Charlie Galanto. I’m not sure but I think it was turf wars with the Halekulani beach concession that resulted in his move to the Hawaiian Village. I worked there with Raymond Lii, Oku Okamoto and Ricky Ham Young. Gil-dea Downing (Georges wife) worked at John Kamakana’s concession. Because I worked at the Hawaiian Village, I could surf Ala Moana Bowl literally everyday and it was there that I returned to my first love, surfing, and started competing. If Jeannie Chessler didn’t paddle out, I was often the only wahine in the lineup. Lynn Boyer and all the other regular footers preferred the rights at Rock Piles and Kai-ser Bowl. Gerry Lopez is a couple of years older and he chronicled this Ala Moana era in many articles.” Surfing Ala Mo every day paid off and in 1976 Laola won both the Hawaii State Surfing Championships and the United States Surf-ing Championship. Both contests were held at Ala Moana Bowl. Ten years later in 1986 she won the Hawaii State Surfing Champion-ships again. Rarely does one hear surf stories from pioneer woman surfers. Laola along with a group of women formed the Hawaii Women’s Surfing Hui which helped pave the way for amateurs to transition into women’s professional surfing. “I started fooling around tandem surf-ing around 1973. One of my first partners was Nappy Napolean and we came in 2nd to Blanche Benson and Leroy at Makaha. The next year I went with Rabbit Kekai and again we came in 2nd to Blanche and Leroy at Makaha. In 1977 Oku and I won the US Amateur Surfing Championship Tandem Division in San Onofre. My most memo-rable tandem experience came years later with Joe “the fish” Momoa, a surfer with

Marion Lyman, my hula, paddling, surfing and bragging rights tita

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really nice style. I’m not exaggerating when I say he pulled into a barrel. . . . he’s riding this wave and the wall starts throwing over us and I’m looking at the world upside down out of a Makaha barrel in the arms of a 200 pound blalah. I don’t know how he did it but he timed the backwash to spit us out and we made the wave. I don’t know what place we came in but I do know not too many people will ever see the world through that lens.”

Winning didn’t only happen 40 years ago. Some of her notable wins in 2010 include winning the PAA Ka Iwi Channel Solo Championships mixed OC2 division with her husband in April; the PAA Eono women 50’s 0C 6 traditional spec division iron race in May; and the Battle of the Paddle 50’s women 12’6” division in June. Stories of surfing, canoe surfing, sailing canoe races, racing OC-1’s, Oc-2’s, Oc-6’s, in Aotea Roa, Cook Islands, Australia, Califor-nia, and winning gold at the World Sprints in Tahiti, span four decades, but there’s more to Laola than her love of the ocean than meets the eye. From birth Hawaiian music and hula was part of the air she breathed. “You know growing up, you go with the flow and think pa’ina and kanikapila is nor-mal. In 1955 my uncle with my father and a calabash uncle formed the Kahauanu Lake Trio. People familiar with their music would agree that they kicked the swing up a couple notches in Waikiki. They played for 20+ years at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Surf Room and the Halekulani Hotel, House Without a Key. My mother danced hula and hula was expected from me, they (ohana) couldn’t see it any other way. I started formal training

from kumu hula Maiki Aiu. One kane dancer with us was George Helm. At that time, he was dancing but my uncle Kahauanu was also teaching him how to strum and giving him voice lessons. My uncle Kahauanu is re-ally a guitar player, a good jazz guitar player but when he returned from college in the mainland he dove right back, deep into his Hawaiian roots and played Hawaiian music and the ukulele. We danced on the old ocean liners like the Mariposa and Lurline. We had a steady gig at Kaimana’s Hau Tree Terrace. During the late 60’s early 70’s Waikiki was “happening”. There was live Hawaiian music everywhere, there was the local syndicate and the Hawaiian renaissance was gaining mo-mentum. Many renaissances begin through the arts, in this case through Hawaiian mu-sic. I credit my uncle’s influence on George in shaping him into the talented musician and Hawaiian activist he became. I was blessed to have him as my hula brother and I can still hear his beautiful falsetto voice as if he is still with us. People forget that before Eddie, there was George and Kimo Mitchell, two bruddahs, one from Moloka‘i, one from Maui both lost at sea. Only a few people know the truth about their disappearance, but what happened to George and his death for the Aloha Aina / Protect Kahoolawe movement should never be forgotten. Although I learned

a lot from aunty Maiki, probably everything I know (hula), eventually paddling and then surfing took over all my spare time and I dropped out of hula. Unfortunately I never did uniki from this hula master . . . Hawai-ians say “minamina.” You know when you’re growing up, sometimes you aren’t aware that you may be part of something great” Although Laola still loves to compete, she also sees the need to pass on the traditions she learned. Recently she started helping Ku-kuiula Canoe Club, a new club near Poipu. “The reason I’m there is because Keone Miyake, the head coach wants to perpetuate Hawaiian traditions and is open to applying what I learned from Hui Nalu, the beach boys, and all the other kupuna that taught me . . . and I’m still trying to figure things out. There’s so much to learn. When I was with Hanalei Canoe Club, I learned from Nick Beck and now whenever possible Kainoa Downing coaches me.” What is most important to Laola, more than paddling, surfing or her Hawaiian cul-ture, is Christ, her family, and their spiritual life. “Everything we have is a gift from God. I want my family and my children to always acknowledge God. To me there is only one waterman, He controls the wind, the waves and walks on water. He is the only waterman that I will ever bow to.”

The start of 2010 PAA Ka Iwi Channel Championship solo race

Kamuela and Laola Aea

“Everything we have is a gift from God. I want my family and my children to always acknowledge God. To me there is only one waterman...”


If You Knew

Duke... ...Like I knew Duke, you would never be so presumptuous as to say he would have voted for SB 2646 (Hawaii Surfing Reserves). Knowing Duke from 1951 until his passing came to mean many things to me. I was privileged to interact with him frequently. From helping him to rig his canoe (in his private stall beneath the old Outrigger Canoe Club) while hearing about his amazing life to getting advice about beach service activities, it was wisdom from a great man. Over the years I gained a sense of the man, his beliefs and core values. Duke was no chatterbox, cryptic observations and opinions came closely. Oddly, looking back, one example typical of him comes to mind … I noticed that when he came to the beach after his Sheriff/Official Greeter duties (usually after 5 pm) he would lean up against the hollow tile wall at the southwest corner of the old Outrigger Canoe Club … it seemed so regular … was he assessing the surf and water activity before taking his swim? … Always from the same location and stance? Curiosity got the best of me. I asked him what he was doing? The answer came in 5 words … “take off your shirt” (I did that) then “lean back” … (I did that). It was like lying on a stack of hot pads! The warmth stored in that wall penetrated and soothed magically. Typical Duke … 5 words … lesson learned. Needless to say, I was enriched by

time spent with Duke. A humble man, never prideful. “Celebrities and big shots” sought him out – he never courted them. Governor or gardener – he respected both equally.

This is why the assertion that he would have supported the “Hawaii Surfing Reserves” bill is suspicious at best. Bill opponents major concern was the language equating “competitive surfing” with “recreational surfing” in Reserve areas. In the legislative process, opponents questioned the inclusion of this language and the implications of it. The language was moved from the

original stated purpose of the bill to the bill itself. The opponents offered to drop their opposition if the objectionable language was deleted. Bill supporters declined to remove it. That refusal rendered the claim that the bill was “symbolic” meaningless.

Today’s reality is that “recreational surfers” are barred from good surf in their favorite and regular surf spots when surf contests are held. Approximately 99% of Hawaii surfers are recreational. All Hawaii’s surf communities are concerned with the large numbers of surf contests now. Additional contests are unacceptable.


Commercial interests drive surf contests. The inclusion of the problematic language in the bill represents a stepping stone to more contests.

Defying our elected representatives considered judgment during the legislative process, the Lingle administration concocted an “Executive Order” decreeing the formation of Hawaii Surfing Reserves. This action is tantamount to thumbing their noses at thousands of Hawaii surfers. Adding to this travesty, they float a monstrous shibai by attempting to link Duke’s name to it. A shameless PR ploy calculated to add credibility to this fiasco. The ultimate irony – link a man of the people’s name to something that can result in the huge majority of Hawaii surfers being excluded from their favorite surf spots! Do they think that by using Duke’s name, the probability of this Executive Order being revoked by the next Governor is reduced?

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Kamu Auwae (Waianae) emerged the king of the waves at Duke's OceanFest, Waikiki, to-day, claiming the C4 Waterman stand-up paddle (SUP) "Surf-Off". His victory came one day af-ter winning the Toes on the Nose pro longboard event at the same venue. Duke's OceanFest is a week-long celebration of Hawaii's rich ocean sports history, inspired by the 'father of modern day surfing', Duke Kah-anamoku. For established Hawaiian watermen, OceanFest is a time to enjoy various ocean disci-plines and test one's versatility and skills across

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the sports. In winning both the longboard and the stand-up paddle competitions, Auwae, 30, proved himself as the most accomplished wave-rider and paddler of the week. In order to qualify for today's SUP Surf-Off, Auwae also had to qualify through rounds of SUP racing yesterday. "All of these guys we had to compete against were paddlers & racers," explained Auwae. "(Winning) is just an added bonus. It's been a long three days and it was hard work getting here because you had to qualify through the race so making the finals and doing well is a bonus." Leleo Kinimaka (Big Island), finished runner-up in the final of the C4 Surf-Off and was awarded the Waterman's award for being the top overall performer after combining yesterday's race finish and today's surf competition. Like Auwae, Kini-maka competed in other disciplines this week and was primarily focusing on the tandem surfing championship. "This is an honor for me because my whole motive coming out here was to do tandem," said Leleo, 47. "I did my first tandem competition in honor of my mom and dad because they used to do tandem out here. Duke (Kahanamoku) had a big influence on my father and raised my father on this beach, so ultimately Duke has a huge influence on my life. Just to be able to be the best waterman I can be is an honor." Other standouts today included Greg Pavao (Makaha) and Kalani Vierra (Kauai), who was perhaps the most consistent across all heats and posted some of the longest rides of the day's competition. Vierra placed third in the final, followed by Pavao, in fourth, Tony Moniz (5th), and Aaron Napoleon (6th).

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Tammy KaneaiakalaPassing On the Passion of Paddling

It is early morning in the sleepy town of Waimanalo. I walk into the humble home which clearly belongs to an avid paddler. A one-man on the racks, and a two-man hanging in the garage, with an array of paddles leaning against the wall. She walks out in her casual Kaneaiakala style, wearing a 2003 Na Wahine tank, rubber slippers, and her ever-present sunglasses. “Good morning, sunshine. So what you got going on now?” This was an unusual morning, as you would normally find Tammy Kaneaiakala at the shoreline of Kailua Beach, doing what she does

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passion for the sport and for the competition. The basics were always the same, but the level of training varied between each of them.” Tammy K. graduated from Kailua high school and attended Hawaii Pacific University,where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Counseling/Psychology. She married her high school sweetheart, and in 1990, gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. “My schedule was pretty much, school or work, paddle, then home. When RJ was born, I took some time-off to do the “mommy” thing, but still kept my paddling friends close. They helped me through some really hard times.”

It was her paddling friends and family that helped her through one of the most difficult times of her

best. Coaching. “I love coaching novices! They don’t have any bad habits and they want to learn. Our crew did well this season, the girls worked hard and they have been bringing home the gold,” she says, as she smiles proudly. Tammy has always been a devoted athlete. Her eagerness and passion for “the game” is affirmed by the various sport memorabilia and awards that adorn her walls and shelves. There is a basketball game playing on her television, and every now and then during our conversation, she glances up to check on the game. If it has anything to do with competition, she keeps her hands in it.

Tammy started her paddling career in 1983, as a member of Hui Nalu. Her inspiration: the 1982 Hui Nalu crew, who won the Na Wahine O Ke Kai. Lana Spencer was her idol, and Tammy hoped that her crew would carry on the legacy, and even someday attain comparable success. Ironically, she would later paddle with some of the same women in that iconic crew. She has been coached by some of the pioneers in the paddling world. These include Steamboat Mokuahi, Kala Kukea, Bob Rocheleau, Nainoa Thompson, Beenie Heen & Pat Erwin (Kailua Canoe Club), Johnny Puakea, Reney Ching and Steve Scott, to name a few. “Sammy was my favorite, ha, I hope I don’t insult anyone by saying that,” says Kaneaiakala. “I loved his

life. On March 21, 1991, tragedy struck. “It was Cliff ’s birthday, and I was planning a dinner for him with the family,RJ and some of our friends. He was going to take the car to work, and I told him no because I needed to run some errands. He called a friend to pick him up for work, and he jumped on the back of his friend’s bike and left.” Her eyes welled up as she told the story of how the semi-truck heading Kailua-bound, crossed over the center line near the turns at Makapu’u and struck the motorcycle carrying Cliff and his friend, killing them both.

“I was lost for a long time, and I didn’t want to do anything. I just wanted to stay in bed and cry. ‘How was I going to raise our daughter without him?’ and ‘How was she ever going to know her father?’ just kept running through my head,” she recalled.

Her friends and family convinced her to get back into paddling again. Tammy needed to be around people that would lift her spirits, friends who loved her, and she needed to get back to doing what she loved to do.

“The ocean is so healing. I know everyone says that, but until you really experience how it releases the tension from your soul, there’s nothing like it.”

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1999 and 2000.They took 3rd place overall in Tahiti but never was able to capture the Gold in the grand daddy of them all, Na Wahine O Ke Kai.

“We came in 2nd FOUR times! Ugh. We were so close and battled at the finish but ahh,never quite got there,” she laughed.

“I trained with some awesome women, but more than anything, they were my friends. I always tell my girls, ‘You have to bond inside of the canoe and learn to work as one, which means that when you’re outside of the canoe everything has to be good.’” “So when did you start coaching?” I asked. “I have always been a coach, which is how I got the name Coach K. I coached basketball up at Kailua High for years and then intermediate level basketball and volleyball. I love coaching and working with kids at that level. Then I started coaching paddling at Hui Nalu and Waimanalo. It was hard at times because I was paddling too but I love coaching and teaching paddlers what I’ve learned,” says Tammy. She concentrated more on coaching in the latter years, as her efforts turned towards obtaining her Master’s degree in Education. She met someone who would become her life partner in 2002, and kept

busy with work, school and coaching. “I was crazy busy and there was no time for training. You have to really be dedicated when you want to be competitive and if you can’t put in the time, then you aren’t doing justice to your crew. So I paddled leisurely with Hui Nalu, while coaching some Novice crews,” she said. “Life was good. I had a job that I loved, my daughter was flourishing, I had a partner that shared so many of the same interests, and we totally clicked,” she continued. Just when Tammy thought that things were better than ever, tragedy struck yet again. Her partner who had been in remission from cervical cancer since 2000, found out in 2006, that the cancer was back. For the next few years they would fight this battle together. “It is so hard to see someone you care about suffer so much.

Chemo was the worst, it would make her so sick, and all you can do is to be there to comfort her.” The next few years were an emotional battle. She suffered yet another love loss in 2009. Six months later, Tammy’s mother suffered a stroke and passed away a few days after Mother’s day. “Each day is a new day and I am blessed. I have a beautiful daughter who has grown to be my best friend. I have my job that is totally fulfilling, but something was still missing in my life,” says Kaneaiakala. “Then I was approached by Kathy and Pat Erwin from Kailua, who asked if I would come over to coach their novice women.” Tammy hesitated at first, as she has always worn the colors of black and gold, but realized that there were too many memories, and she needed a fresh start. So, she headed to Kailua Beach. “Paddling has saved me during some pretty difficult times in my life. There is nothing like the paddling community. It is amazing how you can be competitive in the water, but once you get out of the canoe, the fun begins and everyone just rallies around. We are a breed of our own, us paddlers.” When asked what the future holds for Coach K, she had this to say. “Wow, the possibilities are endless, right?! I guess for now, I will continue to coach paddling and get my basketball fix by officiating games. And who knows, my daughter and I just got the “Insanity Workout. You may see me in the canoe again vying for the Gold!” she says laughing.

“I have always been a coach, which is how I got the name Coach K.


33rd AnnualNA WAHINE O KE KAI Schedule of Events

Canoe Shipping Young Brothers Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010 5:30am

Registration/Merchandise Sale Outrigger Canoe Club Monday, Sept 20, 2010 5:00-8:00pm

Registration/Merchandise Sale Paddlers Inn, Kaunakakai, Molokai Friday, Sept 24 9:00 am -5:00 pm Saturday, Sept 25 9:00 am - 12 Noon

Race Day Sunday, September 26, 2010 6:45am Hale O Lono - Blessing 7:30 am Race Start 12:30 pm First Canoe Expected , Duke Kahanamoku Beach, Waikiki, Fronting theHilton Hawaiian Village

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“If there is magic on the planet, it is contained in the water” - Loren Eisley

Cancer…just the sound of that word can evoke a myriad of responses like indifference, fear, curiosity and compassion. Cancer is a brutal disease that does not discriminate against gender, age, race or religion. Often, questions like: “What can we do?” and “What should we do?” are raised about this topic. However, rather than turn a blind eye or live in ignorance or fear, many people of all ages and backgrounds are now choosing to work together to shed light on the subject. A group of talented women have come together to form the group, Race To Heal, in hopes of raising cancer awareness through the uniquely Hawaiian activity of outrigger canoe paddling. Their pink canoes can be seen around the island, at races, in the water

or even at community events, but the women who power them are Jaimie, Jessie, Madisen and Miki’ala. Within the paddling community, their names are synonymous with winning and together, with the guidance of a Dr. Clayton Chong, these women are “racing” to raise cancer awareness within the local community and strive to win the battle against this disease through knowledge and prevention.Cancer is the leading cause of death for Native Hawaiian women. In addition, Native Hawaiian women have the highest incidence and mortality rate for Breast Cancer amongst the five major ethnic groups in Hawai’i. In fact, Breast Cancer accounts for nearly 16% of all female cancers, thereby making it the most common cancer in women world-wide. These are staggering statistics and hopefully, one day, we will see a steady decline in these numbers with the help of people like Dr. Chong and the ladies of Race To Heal.

So, you may ask, “What have these ladies in pink been up to lately?” Well, besides supplying information and distributing Race To Heal products at O’ahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association (OHCRA) regatta events (make sure to look out for their tent!), they’ve also organized breast health presentations/dinners at the Salvation Army Family Treatment Services Homes at Women’s Way & Ke Ola Pono in Kaimuki and at the Ka`Ohu Hou o Manoa in Manoa. At these events, the ladies provided healthy meals to families in need while also giving out information about self-screenings and nutrition, both of which are crucial elements in the fight against cancer. They also participated in Mana ‘Olana, Voyage For Hope with The Pink Ladies, a group of breast cancer survivors, where they all paddled from Maui, around Lana’i and back to Maui over 2 days!Race To Heal also advocates/


promotes increased participation in The Queens Medical Center’s Breast & Cervical Cancer Control Program (BCCCP) -- a federally funded program that offers free Breast and Cervical Cancer screenings to low-income, under and uninsured women. Adding to this, if a woman is diagnosed with Breast or Cervical Cancer, through BCPP, their entire course of cancer treatment is paid for. Events like these, however, are just the beginning. The community of Hawai’i is made up of so much more than just paddlers and

surfers and Race To Heal and Dr. Chong need your help on how to get their message out to EVERYONE! They would love your feedback and welcome all questions or suggestions. If you’d like to contact them, find out about upcoming events and learn more about the group, please visit their website: www.racetoheal.comIn Hawai’i, we are blessed with lush tropical landscapes and are surrounded by a beautiful ocean. It is this ocean that has brought these five talented and giving individuals together and presented them with an opportunity to give back to the community that they love. And if the end result of their partnership gives our people an advantage in the battle against cancer, then there really must be magic contained in the water.

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The 2010 Hawaii Junior Lifeguard Champion-ship took place on bright summer day at Kala-paki Beach on Kauai, Saturday, August 14. More than 150 competitors--the top contenders from Kauai, Oahu, Maui, and the Big Island ages 13 to 17--gathered in front of Duke's Canoe Club under sunny skies with moderate tradewinds and 1- to 2-foot surf. They competed in five events: 1000-meter run, beach flags, 200-meter run-swim-run, 100-meter swim, and 500-meter paddleboard relay.

Event organizer and Kauai lifeguard captain Kalani Vierra oversaw the day's activities. "The Junior Lifeguards programs gives these kids a one-of-a-kind experience. They're learning team-work, techniques for ocean rescues, water safety, CPR, first aid. And they get to meet kids from all over," he said. "The most rewarding part is watch-ing all the kids have fun--that's what it's all about. The ocean is a big playground, and we all have free access to it."

The Junior Lifeguard program is offered free of charge on Hawaii's beaches each summer, typi-cally in weeklong sessions led by city and county lifeguards. They teach the young participants to recognize beach hazards and ocean hazards, and how to react when someone's in trouble. The ocean rescue techniques that the kids learn turn them into what Kauai Lifeguard Association president Monty Downs calls "force multipliers" who can assist in emergencies.

At the end of the day, the Kauai team prevailed, winning the championship title for the seventh year in a row, accumulating 187 points. Oahu's team took second place with 112 points, followed by the Big Island team with 61 points and Maui's team with 32 points.

During the awards ceremony, event sponsor Olukai presented a check for $12,000 to the Ha-waii Lifeguard Association to support the Junior Lifeguard program. Olukai also gave visors to all the participants and volunteers. Jamba Juice and Mermaids Cafe provided cool refreshments, and Duke's served up a delicious lunch. The Kauai Marriott Beach Resort, where the 2010 Hawaii Ocean Safety and Drowning Prevention confer-ence was held prior to the competition, assisted with overnight accommodations. The organizers would like to thank all the generous supporters, parents, and instructors that make the Junior Lifeguards program a success and a huge benefit to the Hawaii community.

FINAL RESULTS1. Kauai team 187 points (7th straight win)2. Oahu team 112 points3. Big Island team 61 points4. Maui team 32 points

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WHEN THE INITIATIVE FOR “SURFING RESERVES” surfaced in Hawaii, it became readily apparent that all wolves were not in the zoo – they were cheering for The Reserves!

That is why it is amazing that the Hawaii State Legislature took some of its finite time and energy to debate the merits of SB 2646 (Hawaii Surfing Reserves). The Legislature recognized in its wisdom (credit the House conference committee members) and Speaker of the House that something was not right – too many unanswered questions – and voted to defer action on the Bill.

Here is what took place:

#1: The Bill was not taken to the community for fair review and discussion. The surfing communities of the South shore, West side, North Shore, and Maui were not advised, consulted or given the opportunity to address the bill in a fair and timely manner.

#2: The supporters of the bill refused to make changes to it in order to address concerns over the impact of the Bill. They beat the same tin drum over and over again – “It’s symbolic” and mouthed platitudes about recognizing Hawaii as the surf capital of the world – recognizing the cultural aspects of surfing – on and on – those guys should have been in the

fertilizer business! Mixed in with the blah-blah was language that set off alarms.

Exhibit A: “Formal worldwide recognition of the designated surf site as an area that has quality surf and significant cultural, historical, recreational, and competitive sports value.”Exhibit B: “Promotion of the long-term preservation of Hawaii surfing for recreation and competitive surfing.”Exhibit C: “Recognize that recreational and competitive surfing in all its forms is an asset to the State of Hawaii.”

SOS offered a solution to bill supporters: Delete the word “competitive” in exhibits A, B and C. SOS testified as follows: “These 3 simple amendments ensures the ocean users, the people of Hawaii, are not put in a conflict with surf contest promoters. The ocean parks in Hawaii are for the people of Hawaii and should not be used for commercial interests at the expense of the recreational surfers and ocean users of Hawaii.” Supporters of the bill REFUSED!! That refusal caused everyone on the fence on the issue to connect the dots . . . 90% of the testimony supporting the bill came from outside of Hawaii!!

Hmmm … hidden in the “It’s just symbolic” ruse was an agenda fueled by commercialism

In deference to casual observers of the surf scene, it might be useful to outline the process that takes place in order to gain authorization for a surf contest in Hawaii. Contest promoters turn first to the City and County for a “beach access permit.” They are instructed to inform the community where the contest is proposed. If the community does not object in significant numbers the permit is issued. The promoter then goes to the State for an ocean use permit.

The zeal shown by the supporters of the Hawaii Surf Reserves Bill and their refusal to compromise in order to gain passage caused observers to wonder if their agenda included empowering the State to be the sole authority in the surf contest permit process – thus preempting the City and County participation. The “recreational surfers” would not be well served should this occur. The City and County is much more adept at dealing with communities than the State is. In other words … the City and County is more responsive to community input.

Finally, the casual observer might wonder why recreational surfers being pushed aside for 1 day surf contests is a problem. The fact is that the actual surf contests can take many days to complete. Compounding this are

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the “holding periods.” Contest promoters can tie up surf sites for many hours waiting for the surf to increase or the wind to change, etc., and then not run the contest.

An analysis of recent surf contest activity on the North Shore showed that 60% of good high surf days are committed to surf contests!

If you are a recreational surfer from Kaimuki or Kailua (or wherever) and you have a day off and you wish to surf at a beach on the North Shore (for example), you are not going there if there is a contest in a holding period at that location.

Hopefully, the information in this article has made the reader better informed – SOS believes that an informed public creates good decisions by our leaders. Now you know why there is so much conflict between the drafters of the bill and the public. You also know that the comment (from the drafters of the bill), “it’s just symbolic”, is cause for skepticism.

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