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Hawaii Ski Club – April, 2009
EXECUTIVE ORGANIZATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President – Geof Chu – 330-7432
Vice President – James Purvis
Secretary - Anita Hodges, 486-8667
Treasurer - Wanda Sowell – 487-7485
Aaron Setogawa
Toby Kravet – 224-1065
Wanda "Wandi" Sagum
Linda Giers
Sylvia “Sam” Wright
Kevin Okawa
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Club Historian
Jo Yee
Newsletter Editor
Toby Kravet
(Click on Contacts for e mail addresses)
CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
Every Monday evening (except on holidays): 4:30 P.M. A group of ski club members and their friends play tennis at Keehi Lagoon courts, off Lagoon Drive. Stay in shape and share refreshments afterwards!
April 2, (Thursday): 5:30 P.M. General Meeting at Sam Snead's. Selection of Ski Week 2010 location and annual election of Board of Directors.
April 10, (Friday): 5:30 P.M. Pau Hana at Hard Rock Cafe on Kalakaua.
April 16, (Thursday): 5:30 P.M. Annual Board Appreciation Dinner at Pagoda Restaurant.
April 18, (Saturday): 9:00 A.M. Hike in Manoa Valley.
April 22 - March 1: Volunteering, as scheduled, at Hawaii Public Radio.
May 7, (Thursday): 6:00 P.M. General Meeting at Sam Snead's Tavern .
May 15, (Friday): 5:00 P.M. Pau Hana at Oceans 808, Restaurant Row.
May 21, (Thursday): 6:00 P.M. Board Meeting at Henry Loui’s.
May 23, (Saturday): 9:30 A.M. Bike ride around Barber’s Point followed by lunch at Hideaway Club.
June 12, (Friday): 5:30 P.M. Pau Hana at Lily Koi Restaurant and Lounge, Pearl City.
June 20, (Saturday): 8:30 A.M. Upper Tantalus Hike.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE:
On my recent trip to Summit County, aside from two days, it’s definitely
entering the spring part of the season. Time to pack up the winter gear
until next season and look forward to Ski Week 2010. Make sure you respond
to the ballot for the Ski Week 2010 venue by the April General Membership
Meeting.
Within a month, the summer swells will return to town, and our Memorial Day Bike
Ride will mark the beginning of summer in Hawaii. Though skiing and boarding
will probably be the last thing on your mind, the Board has planned numerous
events to tide us over until next season.
Much MAHALOS to departing Board Members; Sam Wright, Linda Giers and Aaron
Setogawa whose ideas and efforts helped with a very successful year seeing the
membership grow to more than I can ever remember.
For more years than I can remember, Wanda Sowell has been the Club Treasurer.
The treasury, under Wanda’s watchful eyes coupled with her ability to curtail
some of the Board’s impulsive spending ideas and illogical proposals, is in
great shape and has enough funds to weather the rainiest of times. Thanks for
the great effort and the Club will definitely miss your services.
Aloha,
GEOF
UPCOMING SKI CLUB ACTIVITIES:
GERERAL MEETING AT SAM SNEAD'S TAVERN
April 2 (Thursday) 6:00 P.M.
You don't want to miss this meeting as it includes the election of Club officers and selection of the venue for Hawaii Ski Week 2010. Although the formal meeting does not begin until 6:00, you'll want to get there before 5:30 to take advantage of the 2 (dinners) for 1 (cheap price) dinner special,
PAU HANA AT HARD ROCK CAFE-HONOLULU
1837 Kapiolani Boulevard
April 10 (Friday), 5:00 PM
After riding sick barrels and overhead screamers, drop in at Hard Rock Cafe
Honolulu for a righteous meal. You’ll be stoked at the "Surfing Wall of Fame”
and priceless collection of rock ‘n’ roll memorabilia from epic legends such as
Elvis, the Beatles, Michael Jackson and much more. The menu here reflects the
robust style of great American food seasoned with a healthy dose of rock ‘n’
roll. House specialties include Hard Rock’s famous BBQ ribs, chicken and brisket
all smoked in-house in a hickory wood chip smoker, Angus char-broiled burgers,
and awesome thick-frosty shakes and malts. Pick up a t-shirt to add to your
collection from the Rock Shop.
The café will be moving to Beachwalk Ave. in Waikiki in summer of 2009 so this
will probably be the last time to visit the current location. There is valet and
self parking available but unfortunately no “Happy Hour”. Hope to see you
there!!
GEOF
MANOA VALLEY HIKE
April 18 (Saturday), 9:00 A.M.
Stay fit for next year's ski season by keeping your body in motion. On
Saturday morning, April 18, we will hike to the top of Puu Pia, a small hill in
the back of Manoa Valley. This is a relatively easy, short hike from the
trailhead to the top, but, from the top, after viewing some unique perspectives
of Manoa Valley, there will be "Turkey/Eagle" options for the return. Those more
adventurous may opt for coming down a steeper hillside, down some old stone
stairs, crossing some wooden bridges, ending up on the Manoa Rd. side of the
Valley rather than the East Manoa Rd. side where we started, and having a longer
walk back to the cars (but really not that far at all). Whether or not some of
us exercise the Eagle option will depend on the weather and the trail
conditions. (I've done it in the mud and, believe me, we don't want to go
there). Drive into Manoa Valley on East Manoa Rd. About .8 mile beyond the entrance
to the Manoa Marketplace parkingl lot, E. Manoa Rd. goes uphill and ends at
Alani Drive. There is a cemetery on the right (last block of E. Manoa Rd.). Park
on either side of the street by the cemetary, and we will walk up Alani Drive to the trailhead.
TOBY
"HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO. MAY I TAKE YOUR PLEDGE?"
Would you like to do public service and have fun at the same time? Hawaii Public Radio's Challenge 2009 comes up again in April. Working the Phone Bank is really interesting. Schedules are 3-hr. shifts daily 4/22 - 5/01. E-mail Wanda Contacts if you're interested.
WANDA
BARBER’S POINT N.A.S. AND KAPOLEI BIKE RIDE
Saturday, May 23, 2009 – Memorial Day Weekend – 9:30 AM
Hideaway Restaurant Parking Lot
Join fellow members for a leisurely bike ride along the shoreline of the
Barber’s Point Naval Air Station. We will meet at the Hideaway Restaurant
Parking Lot and head out along the shore and explore the old roads on the
abandoned base. The route is flat and easy to get around on the paved roadways.
The ride will end up back at the Hideaway where we will eat lunch. The Hideaway
is a Coast Guard Facility and has a full bar, tennis and sand volleyball courts.
Directions and more details to follow.
GEOF
PAU HANA AT LILY KOI RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE
98-150 Kaonohi St. #C216
June 12 (Friday), 5:30PM
Join us for Pau Hana at Lily Koi Restaurant and Lounge and enjoy a fusion of
European, contemporary American, and local flavors at this “Hidden Gem in Aiea.”
Happy hour is from 3pm to 7pm, with $2.50 Domestic and $3.00 Imported Beer
specials. Parking is free. Lily Koi is located on the 2nd floor of the Westridge
Shopping Center (Across Circuit City at Pearlridge Center).
KEVIN
UPPER TANTALUS HIKE
June 20 (Saturday), 8:30 A.M.
Ski Club members who took this hike (All three of us: Wanda, Jon, and
Yours Truly) had such a good time on October 18th that we are repeating it
("Deja Vu all over again") for the rest of you.
We will leave from the small parking lot where
Tantalus Drive meets (or becomes) Round Top Drive at 8:30 A.M., hike up the Puu
Ohia Trail to the top, go down the back side to the Manoa Cliffs Trail, hike out
to Round Top Drive, approximately a mile down from where we started, and walk
the road back to our cars. There will be some ocean views near the top and views
of Manoa Valley from the Manoa Cliffs Trail. To get to the start, go one block
mountain direction on Makiki St. from Nehoa St. where you will find a triangle
shaped park with a Board of Water Supply pumping station. Go up the right side
of the park to the intersection with Round Top Drive on the left, and take Round
Top Drive 5.2 miles to the top. You can also go up the left side of the park on
Makiki Heights Drive, past the Contemporary Museum to the intersection with
Tantalus Drive, and turn right on Tantalus Drive to the top. This way, the
distance is 4.9 miles from the park at the bottom. The top parking lot is small
so I would suggest car pooling. Also there are two or three turnoffs with room
for cars on Tantalus Drive just below (Ewa side of) the parking lot. The hike is
2.5 miles in length, of moderate difficulty, and should take us about 1.25 to
1.5 hours. We might hit some muddy spots so don't wear your new, white sneakers.
I can't see anyone getting lost on their way to the start but, just in case,
I'll have my cell phone with me: 224-1065.
TOBY
PAST ACTIVITIES:
MORE COMMENTS ABOUT SKI WEEK 2009-JAPAN
What a great trip! The travel connections, events at Sapporo, Niseko and Tokyo , everything went smooth as silk. Wandi and the trip committee that put the event together made it a spectacular event. Actually, the HSC members put the trip "over the top". What a great group. Looking forward to skiing with HSC again.
CAL AND GAIL TOMITA
No Mini-moguls in my paths - yea! Best-ever ski resorts throughout Niseko!
Thanks to the micro-chip scanners which forced me to stretch upward to trigger
the gate openings at the chair lifts and gondolas, I'm momentarily enjoying
instant growth! We did it: We let all throughout the entire resorts at Niseko
know that SKI HAWAII arrived when we sounded the bells at Hanazono! Ah, the
SUICA Card - best way to navigate the subways to get to our destinations: The
Chitose Salmon Aquarium, Bunraku, Ueno Park, Edo-Tokyo Museum and the GINZA!
Most of all, I enjoyed all our Skiers AND Non-skiers, plus the ever-so courteous
"locals".
JO YEE
One of the best times I ever had. Enjoyed Lee, Darlene, Jon and Momi and drinking saki at the restaurant. The Japan agent who helped was also great. It was so good I vote to do it again. Thanks everyone.
SCOTTY SHAPIRO
We thoroughly enjoyed Japan ... and all our new friends in the Hawaii Ski Club
!!
loved Hokkaido ...Sapporro's 60th Ice Festival in the city was Beautiful !
and skiing in Niseko was UNFORGETTABLE !!
I enjoyed skiing with the Two Big D's !!!
also the cleanliness and lovely people of Japan .... delicious food !
Scotty liked it sooo much he extended our trip 3 extra days,
which made our trip EXTRA SPECIAL !!
THANKS TO YOU, WANDI, connecting us with the travel agent !!
the EXTRA SKIING was all we could have hoped for !! Lots and lots of SNOW !!
and More SPA and SAKI time,too !!
many many mahalos to Wandi and many alohas to our new friends !!
VICTORIA WELLER
PAU HANA AT MONTEREY BAY CANNERS
Late Friday afternoon and early evening, March 13th, approximately 10 die hard Ski Club "happy hourers" braved the traffic and evil portents of "Friday the thirteenth" to imbibe, talk story, and enjoy a sumptuous repast. We also, saw, at least, a couple of Central Oahu members who don't always come into town for such occasions. For those of you similarly "geographically challenged," take note that there is another Pearl City area happy hour scheduled for June 12th.
TOBY
MAKAPUU LIGHTHOUSE TRAIL HIKE, WHALE WATCH, AND PAU "HIKE-A"
On Sunday March 14, approximately 15 ski club members met in the parking lot under the Makapuu Lighthouse and walked up the road (only 3/4 mile "short") to the ridgetop. What a day for scenery----the sky was clear and we could see up the Windward Coast for miles and miles and miles and miles (sound like a song from The Who?)----we could also see Lanai and Haleakala on Maui to the East. What a day for whale watching-----we saw at least 4 whales swimming on the Molokai Channel and Sea Life Park sides of the ridge and one member even reported a spout in the distance (which no one else saw and I thought was a "whale of a tale"). Afterwards, most of the "crew" went to Kona Brewery in Hawaii Kai for a few "cold ones," Pupus, and surprise of surprises, the musical stylings of slack key master Ledward Kaapana, and his band. Geof and "Yours Truly" so enjoyed the music that we stayed on (and almost closed down the bar?).
TOBY
What a perfectly beautiful afternoon.....a thrill to see those
graceful whales frolicking in our deep blue Pacific Ocean, bordered by Makapuu
and Kapalua (Maui) --- showing us what life is really all about !!!
JO
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
SNOWBOARD FOR SALE
Craig Shaffer has an unused size 141 snowboard for sale. $250.00. Craig may be contacted at 261-5989.
SKIS/BOOTS FOR FREE
If anyone is interested in these skis and boots, please let me know. Myra @ 551-0018
K2 skis, model 493, 193cm with bindings.
Elan skis, parabolics, 168cm with bindings.
Ideal for groomed runs, probably not great for moguls.
Solomon ski boots, US size 7 - 71/2, black.
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Contributions from the membership to future newsletters are encouraged and will be greatly appreciated: Please e mail them to Toby (see Contacts) no later than 7 calendar days from the end of the month. Thanx much.
Updated club info available at http://www.hawaiisnowskiclub.com/