'Ohana Retreat and Upcoming Events!

*** DON'T FORGET!! THIS THURSDAY THERE WILL BE A COMMUNITY KU'I FROM 5:30 - 9:00 AT THE HEW-LEN'S. POTLUCK, PLEASE BRING A DISH TO SHARE. FOR INFORMATION ON ORDERING YOUR FRESH KALO, PLEASE VISIT MALAMA HALOA O UTAH ***

Aloha kakou!!

Today we get ready to purchase the prizes for the KEIKI FISHING TOURNAMENT we're having at 'Ohana Retreat!!! As a reminder here is how you register to participate: Email your child's name and age, as well as name of parent/guardian and a contact phone number to us here and you're registered!! Check in time for the tournament starts at 7:30 am the morning of the event.

AGE CATEGORIES: 5 - 8 AND 9 - 12

PRIZE CATEGORIES: (CATEGORIES ARE THE SAME FOR EACH AGE GROUP)

FIRST FISH CAUGHT

HEAVIEST FISH

LONGEST FISH

MOST FISH CAUGHT (TOTAL NUMBER)

MOST FISH CAUGHT (TOTAL POUNDAGE)

Remember, it's FREE to participate, so register today!

Also at 'Ohana Retreat there will be FREE Shave Ice, FREE 'Ohe Kapala workshop, FREE Canoe Rides, FREE Hula workshop and MORE! Potluck, please bring a dish to share!

***PLEASE ALSO REMEMBER THAT THERE IS A 5.00 ENTRY FEE TO ENTER LINDON HARBOR. ***

Also happening during the month of August:

Our community is vibrant and flourishing! There are so many activities and programs available to all in our community to embrace our Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander heritage! We encourage you to participate in any and all events, we'll see you there!

MAHALO!

FUNDRAISERS!!!!! SUPPORT YOUR HAWAIIAN COMMUNITY!

Aloha kakou!

We are gearing up for two great fundraisers, the first is for our civic club, with the proceeds going towards scholarships and cultural activities for our community.

We're selling Char siu chicken plate lunches, consisting of Char siu chicken, fried noodles, rice, deep fried pork won tons and almond cookie for only $8.00. The pick up date is Saturday, February 19th, from 11 - 3 at the Columbus Center.

Second fundraiser is for KALEA, which will be a laulau fundraiser, $5.00 ea or 5 for $20.00. Pick up date is Saturday, February 26th, with two locations available for pick up! Please see flyer for pick up locations and times.

Also, KALEA is getting ready to start their 2011 paddling season!!! Make sure and follow their blog to receive all the latest information!

25th Anniversary!

Welina mai nei....we are slightly astounded at our quickly approaching 25th anniversary. Why astounded? Because we are only able to stand here because of the hard work, dedication and aloha of those civic club founders and members who have come before us and we are astounded at what their hard work has wrought. We are also excited. Very excited for all of the wonderful things in store for our club and our community.


KALEA is now a part of Hui Hawai`i O Utah and the potential for us to do huge and amazing things together in the community is a reality that keeps us humble, and the positive energy generated keeps us invigorated and energized. Ka `ohana Tejada, Uncle Mike, Lincoln, Johnny and their `ohana by means of their generously sharing their wa`a, have gifted this community and upcoming generations. Their sheer wholehearted aloha has served to re-energize and inspire our community and for that, we are ever grateful and humbled. MAHALO.

Halau Kawaiulu has re-emerged, with our entering once again into the Makahiki season. The cultural depth, and subsequent flow, serves to spiritually, culturally and emotionally feed na haumana a Kawaiulu, which in turn better allows them, and our club to be culturally enriched outside of the Makahiki season. Halau Kawaiulu is a Hawaiian studies type of piko, a cultural resource designed to increase the amount of `oiwi that are connected to their Native Hawaiian culture. This increases our resources, our waiwai, with the amount of `oiwi in our community who are culturally grounded and therefore able to share with others. While Halau Kawaiulu is an initiative through Hui Hawai`i O Utah Hawaiian Civic Club, they participate community wide by means of Hawaiian language classes, cultural workshops, conducting protocol, serving as Haku for ho`oponopono sessions and more. Be on the lookout for a series of cultural workshops by Halau Kawaiulu in 2011.

While our club's strength is in na mea Hawai`i, we are committed to the entire well being of our people and that includes ho`ole`ale`a, or having fun. Our civic club was active in the promotion of recent concert here in Salt Lake City that featured `Ekolu, as well as our favorite REBEL ZION, Natural Roots and Evalution. Brought to us by Fairwinds Productions and other sponsors, and held at Bar Deluxe, it was a fun way for us to support local owned businesses, and local bands and local music. Here are some pictures from that night.