'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!

April Events!

Aloha kakou!

For the month of April we'll be gathering on the 16th, for good food, good friends and good fun! We'll be having easter activities, an Easter Bingo, so make sure to check back here often for more information, and we'll be sending the postcards out shortly!

Lots in store for the month of April, which is right around the corner!!! For all club members, if you have not been contacted by Cheryl or U'i, they will be contacting you soon for your kokua for our club's upcoming scholarship fundraiser. Our club will be selling kalua pork for only $5.00 a pound. All proceeds go towards our scholarship fund to assist our Native Hawaiian children in obtaining higher education! Your kokua is so greatly needed!

Pick up will be at the Hawaiian Cultural Center on April 30th, funds due by our gathering on April 16th. Any questions, call Cheryl at 801.259.7386 or Ui at 801.864.3637 or the number on the flyer. MAHALO in advance for all of your support and assistance!

GET SET, GO!!!

We are EXCITED for the many fun, culturally engaging, exciting things we have planned for our community in 2011!! We are blessed to be able to bring cultural education, family oriented activities to our community while partnering with other Hawaiian and Polynesian organizations. The resources within our Polynesian community here in Utah are immense and we are blessed to be able to partner with each other for the betterment of our community.
Our first gathering for 2011 starts us off with a cultural presentation. In our traditions, when a name is bestowed, it serves to activate that which is being named. It serves to breathe life into it, to animate it, serve as anchor to its life. Come and explore what our Native Hawaiian traditions are for bestowing a name, and who knows? You may just learn more about YOUR name, and who YOU are. All the information can be found on the flyer below.

To balance our activities, February will find us with a fun ACTIVITY/WORKSHOP for the whole family!! Want to know what it is? Make sure you come to January's gathering, and follow us here for more up to date information!!!

Also, make sure and follow KALEA'S blog, as they'll have their membership, practice schedule and race schedule for 2011 posted on the blog soon!!!

We hope all of you have had a terrific 2010, we're excited to share 2011 with all of you!

MAHALO!

We hope this post finds all of you enjoying your holidays!!! We want to send a MAHALO NUI to all of you who came and helped us celebrate the holiday with us!!! It was so great to see all of you! We also want to extend a special thank you to Pomaika'i Gaui and everyone who participated in our Caroling event at Hillside Rehabilitation Center!!!!!! Mahalo for sharing the Aloha spirit and Christmas Cheer!

Please save the date of January 15th, that will be our very first gathering of 2011, and we'd love to spend it with all of you! We'll be continuing our "Makawalu Series", this time sharing traditional Native Hawaiian naming practices, followed by a basic Hawaiian language lesson, the better to enable you to pronounce Hawaiian names, place names, and more. Saturday, January 15th, 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. potluck, 2531 S. 400 E. in Room 106. We will be posting the flyer shortly. Until then, posted below are some pics from our Christmas event, we hope you enjoy it, and next time, we hope to see ALL of you there! From Hui Hawai`i O Utah Hawaiian Civic Club to all of you, Happy Holidays!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CHRISTMAS PARTY!!!

Everyone's invited! Join us in celebrating the holidays on Saturday, December 11th at the Columbus Center, 2531 S. 400 E. for our Annual Christmas Party! From 2 - 6pm, potluck, kanikapila! This year we'll be caroling at the Hillside Rehabilitation Center, from 2 - 2:30, and those interested are invited to meet a little earlier at the Columbus Center, at 1:30. We will be caroling in honor of our beloved kupuna who passed this year, Aunty Shirley Kalawai`a, Tutu Annabeth Squires, and Uncle Henry Vincent. We would LOVE for you to join us! Here are the list of carols we'll be singing:

Mele Kalikimaka

Kani kani pele

Po La`i E

12 Days of Christmas Hawaiian Style

Christmas Island

Deck the Halls

The Christmas Song

O Holy Night

Here is a link that will enable you to download the lyrics in a .zip file

We hope you can join us! Bring your guitars and ukuleles! Bring the whole family!

Food, friends and family and fun!!! See you there!

25th Anniversary Celebration

If a picture is worth a thousand words then this will definitely be a lengthy post! We would like to thank each and every person who had a hand in making this anniversary party a success. We would like to thank na kupuna who started the club, who prepared the ground for our planting, nourishing and growing for the next generation's harvesting. We look forward to the upcoming year, with the many fun, culturally engaging and exciting events we have planned. We look forward to the next 25 years and hope it finds the club and our people prospering.

These are just a few shots, be on the lookout for our club newsletter, available to members, which will have a lot more photos from that evening. MAHALO!

Film Screening: Princess Ka'iulani

Mahalo nui to all that came out to see the movie with us!!! The absolute best part of the evening was getting to share our mana'o after the screening!! The ability for us to engage in discourse is ours by right, but it is also our responsibility to make sure we not only continue to gather, talk and discuss, but make plans to move the momentum forward. We appreciate all of you for coming out to see the film, and for sharing your time, and sharing your mana'o. Here are some photos from that night.