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May, 2025
EXECUTIVE ORGANIZATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
– Toby Kravet – 808-224-1065
Vice
President -
Treasurer - Jonathan Carr
Secretary - Sandra Robbins
Michiro Iwanaga
Alan Teramura
Caroline Sluyter
Mike Tsutsui
Karl See
Nicole De-Witt
Larry
Thurston
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Newsletter Editor
Toby Kravet
(Click on Contacts for e mail addresses)
CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
Every Monday evening (except on holidays and, of course, during Hawaii Ski Week), at 4:30 PM, a group of ski club members and their friends play tennis at Keehi Lagoon Courts, off Lagoon Drive. Stay in shape and enjoy a "careful social hour" afterwards.
May 1 (5:00 pm) General Membership Meeting/Annual Board Election at Mangiamo.
June 7 Volunteering for Special Olympics at Kaiser High School. As with previous years, we are expecting the Saturday June 7 date and the Kaiser High School (in Hawaii Kai) location. Stay tuned for further information and the call for volunteers.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE:
Those of you sharp eyed enough might notice the empty space to the right of Vice President in the header above. I'm sorry to report that Anita Hodges, our long-standing vice president and, for all intents and purposes, "social director," who served but was never titled as such, has had to resign due to family responsibilities. We will greatly miss her personally and "institutionally" as, often behind the scenes, she made sure that our monthly events were properly scheduled and the rest of us were well prepared to deliver. We all wish Anita well as she and Bill relocate from Hawaii to Texas. Added to the above list of Board of Directors is longtime Club member, and previous board member as well, Larry Thurston who has been appointed to temporarily fill Anita's position. Welcome Larry! Larry is also running for a 2025 - 2027 term with election to be held at the May 1 General Membership Meeting at Mangiamo. This election was to have been held at our April meeting, but, unfortunately, the turnout was too low for a quorum: Hopefully, this will not be a problem for the upcoming meeting. Talking about Mangiamo, the roofed-over outside area on the Diamond Head side where we have met for the past five or more years is now being leased for private events: We will have it if not leased for that evening but, otherwise, we will be on the lanai facing the golf course (ocean side). I will try to let you know where we will be prior to the meeting. Thanks to board member Mike Tsutsui, we will be resuming our participation in volunteer activity in about another 6 weeks at the Special Olympics and will be looking for at least 10 volunteers so stay tuned for the announcement. Also, we will be helping to pack food at the Food Bank on a weekend morning in September. One of the oldest events in which we have participated is the Salvation Army's feeding of the Thanksgiving meal to the less fortunate on Thanksgiving day, but due to a confusing restructuring of the signup process, we were unable to participate as a group last year: We are already staying attentive to make sure it doesn't happen again this November. Now, TRUMPETS PLEASE! For about the last 1-1/2 years your board has been kicking around a proposal to honor our longstanding senior members, who serve as an example and inspiration to our younger members. and prove time and again that age is only a number, The proposal, to awarding them free lifetime memberships, was passed, at our April board meeting. It, however, will be conditioned on a record of continuous membership in the Club. Effective with the 2025 - 2026 membership year, beginning October 1, 2025, those members who have reached 80 years of age or above, with 5 consecutive years of membership will be eligible to have their membership fees waived. In the case of eligible members with family memberships including family who are ineligible, the other members will have to pay the applicable fee. Proof of age will need to be submitted to our Membership Chair, and, of course, there will be more in the way of instruction on this matter as the new membership year approaches. See you at Mangiamo on May 1.
TOBY
UPCOMING SKI CLUB ACTIVITIES:
GENERAL
MEMBERSHIP MEETING/ANNUAL BOARD ELECTION
MANGIAMO BY 604
NAVY MARINE GOLF COURSE
943
VALKENBURGH ST.
May 1 (Thursday), 5 pm
Come to Mangiamo on May 1 for our regular, first Thursday of month, General Membership Meeting and annual election for our Board of Directors. The election was supposed to have taken place at our May meeting but there was an insufficient number of members present to conduct it. Also, we are looking forward to be able to share some preliminary information concerning Hawaii Ski Week 2026 at Mammoth. Look for us either on the Diamond Head end or on the ocean side Lanai over the putting greens.
TOBY
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
HAWAII SKI CLUB IS ON FACEBOOK
Facebook is the best way to keep current on the Hawaii Ski Club. On your Facebook page on your computer, type "Hawaii Ski Club" into the search box on the top left. On your mobile device, tap the magnifying glass at the top to get the search box. Pictures from Ski Club activities and other items are posted as they are submitted. You can submit your own Ski Club pictures and other items you wish posted by emailing them to anita@hawaiisnowskiclub.com
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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 9 calendar days from the end of the month. Thanx much.
Updated club info available at http://www.hawaiisnowskiclub.com and on our Facebook page.