HUI PAOAKALANI HAWAIIAN OUTRIGGER CANOE CLUB

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Aloha Gene

Aloha Gene
Click on image to view a video tribute to Gene, created by his family.

UTAH Stories Article-Hawaiian Canoe Club: Aloha from the Great Salt Lake

UTAH Stories Article-Hawaiian Canoe Club: Aloha from the Great Salt Lake
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Salt Lake Magazine Article-August 2014

Salt Lake Magazine Article-August 2014
Hui Paoakalani was featured in an article about the GSL in Salt Lake Magazine-August 2014 issue.

Friday, August 10, 2012

Hui Paoakalani Laulau and Poke Fundraiser!


***This will be our LAST LAULAU Fundraiser for 2012***

Reserve your Laulau and/ or Poke by e-mailing the Hui at huipaoakalani@gmail.com before August 31st. 

Mahalo for supporting Hui Paoakalani!

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

PADDLE/ POTLUCK THIS COMING SATURDAY (8/11) starting at 10:00 am

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Saturday Paddle/ Potluck
10:00 am till 2:00 pm

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Paddle and Potluck this Saturday

Paddle and Potluck this Saturday starting at 10 am

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Laulau sale postponed

Fyi: HUI PAOAKALANI'S LAULAU AND POKE SALE HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 2012 10AM TO NOON AT THE HAWAIIAN CULTURAL CENTER

Friday, June 29, 2012

Mahalo for your help and support at our Water Fest!


Mahalo to each of you who came out to help and support Hui Paoakalani's Great Salt Lake Water Fest last weekend!  It was a wonderful day and we are so grateful for the many hours of hard work and support that so many of you continuously give to our community.  Your labor of love allows us the continual privilege of having our wa'a here in Utah.
Mahalo nui loa!

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Paddle and Potluck this Saturday starting at 10am

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Duke Paoa Kahanamoku Water Fest this Saturday!!!!

Bring your 'ohana and come enjoy the being on the water at the Great Salt Lake!


Friday, June 15, 2012

Paddle and Potluck Tomorrow!

Paddle and Potluck tomorrow starting at 10 am
New Paddlers: Please bring your signed Hui Paoakalani Waiver Form with you.
Mahalo!

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Paddle and Potluck on Tuesday!

Pau hana paddle and potluck this Tuesday, June 12th after work around 5 pm.

Friday, June 8, 2012

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Paddle/ Potluck on Saturday beginning at 10:00 am. New Paddlers - Please make sure you bring your Hui waiver forms with you.

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Memorial Day Paddle

Monday looks good for a paddle.  We will be there from 1 PM to 7 PM to paddle and pot luck.   We will eat around 5:30 PM for those wishing to join us for us for dinner.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Paddle & Potluck this Saturday!!!!
Starting at 10 am. :)
Paddle this Saturday!!!!
Starting at 10 am. :)

Thursday, May 17, 2012

No paddle this weekend. Next paddle is Saturday, May 26th.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Paddle and Potluck this Saturday!

Paddle and Potluck this Saturday, May 12th starting at 10am. Be sure to bring 2012 Hui Paoakalani Waiver form and Membership forms.  ALL forms are available for download by clicking on the links at the top of the Hui blog. **As a reminder...if you do not have a parking pass, you will need to pay the $2.00 per vehicle parking fee as you enter the Marina area. See you Saturday! Mahalo!

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Paddle and Potluck this Saturday May 5th

Paddle and Potluck this Saturday starting at 10am.

Be sure to bring 2012 Hui Paoakalani Waiver form and Membership forms.  ALL forms are available for download by clicking on the links at the top of the Hui blog.
**As a reminder...if you do not have a parking pass, you will need to pay the $2.00 per vehicle parking fee as you enter the Marina area.
See you Saturday!
Mahalo!

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Paddle and Potluck this Saturday, April 28th starting at 10am.  Be sure to bring 2012 Hui Paoakalani Waiver form and Membership forms.  ALL forms are available for download by clicking on the links at the top of the Hui blog.
**As a reminder...if you do not have a parking pass, you will need to pay the $2.00 per vehicle parking fee as you enter the Marina area.
See you Saturday!
Mahalo!

Saturday, April 21, 2012

2012 Membership and Waiver Forms are available on-line

Our 2012 Hui Paoakalani Membership and Waiver forms are now available on-line. To access, click on the links at the top of the blog.  Payment can be made by cash, check, or credit card.
Just a reminder...we will need a current waiver form for ALL paddlers who will be paddling this season.
Also, if you are new to paddling with Hui Paoakalani, please review the New Paddler Orientation by clicking on the link at the top of the blog.
Parking at the lake is $2.00 per vehicle per day or $20.00 per vehicle for the season with a paid Hui Paoakalani Membership.
Mahalo!

Join us at the lake on Monday, April 23rd

Join us at the lake pau hana time (after work) around 5:00 pm on Monday, April 23rd to rig the canoes, paddle, and pot-luck.  
See you on Monday!

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Ready to Paddle????

We will be at the lake in the afternoon on Monday, April 23rd.  The exact time will be posted on the blog later this week.  Please come and join us if you can...we will be rigging the wa'a for the season and having a potluck after.
FYI...Hui Paoakalani Membership and Waiver forms will be uploaded later this weekend.  Everyone who wants to paddle will need to sign a current waiver form.  Again, the forms will be available on the blog either late Friday night or sometime on Saturday.  We apologize for the delay...we had a computer malfunction.
Mahalo for your patience!  We'll see you at the lake on Monday!
**New Paddlers-please be sure to pay the $2.00 Marina parking fee upon entry to the parking lot area.
Mahalo!

Monday, March 19, 2012

A Message from Shirley Erickson Gorospe

I just wanted to let you know that we will be showing our documentary about the Great Salt Lake, Evaporating Shorelines, four times this month.

This is our last chance to save the Great Salt Lake.

I need help getting the word out. Please tell everyone you know about the work-in-progress screenings. Please post it on facebook and any online calendar of events that you know of. Please send a note to the newspapers, radio stations and let all your government officials know that they are invited. All of the dates, locations, images, and details for the press and your friends are listed at http://www.evaporatingshorelines.eventbrite.com/

Please RSVP and help us fill the seats. The tickets are free.

We have until April 26th to write our letters.

Sincerely,

Shirley Erickson Gorospe, Director
Evaporating Shorelines
Backlight Pictures, LLC
801-280-9084 phone

Here is a link to the trailer:
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=144889168957232

Here is a synopsis of the documentary:
Great Salt Lake Minerals Corporation received a permit from the Utah Department of Natural Resources to expand their industrial operations. 91,000 acres of shorelines, wetlands, and water on the Great Salt Lake are in jeopardy.

Fifteen non-profit organizations have joined together to form Keep The Lake Great to protect these 91,000 acres. This coalition is appealing to the Army Corps of Engineers to stop this project. This documentary, Evaporating Shorelines, includes commentary from government officials, scientists, attorneys, and residents of Utah, about the value of the lake from the scientific viewpoint to the aesthetics of the lake to recreational usage. The film includes footage of the amazing birds, plants, and animals that are crucial to this ecosystem.

Please write your letters for public comment to these 4 people. This is your chance to change history. You letters don't have to be perfect. You can even just send a paragraph or a detailed text message, or in my case, 20 pages and an unfinished documentary.
                                                                                             
Here are some ideas of what you can write about in your letters. When you write a letter, please let them know why you value the Great Salt Lake and why you want to protect the wilderness areas of the Great Salt Lake from industrial development. Please tell them the greatest value of the Great Salt Lake is to have a pristine ecosystem. Let them know what the alternatives to industrial development are: wildlife, tourism, birdwatching, sunsets, views, vistas, boating, hunting, future generations of wildlife and people, public health, and reconnecting with the planet... Please let them know the impacts of mineral extraction and water leases on the Great Salt Lake. Let them know that you do not want any more dikes built in the Great Salt Lake. Let them know that dikes on the Great Salt Lake destroy wildlife habitat, divert water flow, permanently damage the muddy lake bed, create abnormal salinity levels, destroy the ebb and flow of the lake which gives the lake it's health...Let them know why you love the Great Salt Lake and ask a lot of questions like, What is an American White Pelican worth?...What is clean water worth?...What is clean air worth?...Ask for research on specific environmental impacts. Ask as many questions as you can think of in your letters.  The Great Salt Lake in its natural state is worth more than a pile of fertilizer or salt.

Jason Gipson
Reference: SPK-2007-00121
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Utah Regulatory Office
533 West 2600 South, Ste. 150
Bountiful, Utah 84010
(801) 295-8380 x 14
Email: jason.a.gipson@usace.army.mil
Deadline: approximately April 15, 2012.

The Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands and its planning consultant, SWCA Environmental Consultants, are committed to the concepts of open government and public engagement in the planning process for these public lands. We invite you to provide your thoughts regarding issues and ideas important to you in management of state lands at Great Salt Lake. Deadline: April 26, 2012.
Laura Burch Vernon, AICP
SWCA Environmental Consultants
257 East 200 South, Suite 200
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
lvernon@swca.com
http://www.ffsl.utah.gov/sovlands/greatsaltlake/2010Plan/publicinfo.php

Gov. Gary R. Herbert
Utah State Capitol Complex
350 North State Street, Suite 200
PO Box 142220
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-2220
gherbert@utah.gov

Mike Styler, Executive Director
Utah Department of Natural Resources
1594 West North Temple, Suite 3710
PO Box 145610
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-5610
mikestyler@utah.gov

Monday, March 5, 2012

MAHALO!!!!

Mahalo Nui Loa to all those who supported Hui Paoakalani in or recent fundraiser!  We're looking forward to the upcoming season and seeing each of you on the lake!

Friday, March 2, 2012

Laulau and Poke Fundraiser Tomorrow!

Aloha,

This is just a reminder....

Hui Paoakalani Laulau and Poke Fundraiser pick-up is tomorrow from 10 am to noon at the Hawaiian Cultural Center.(you may pay by cash, check or credit card)  A new paddler orientation will also be held during that time.


Mahalo for your support!
Hui Paoakalani


Wednesday, February 29, 2012

FYI: GSL Documentary

Hi,

I know it is last minute notice, but could you please let Hui Paoakalani and friends know that we are showing our documentary about the Great Salt Lake tomorrow night at HawkWatch International.

Thank you for all your help with our documentary.

I posted the details below.

Sincerely,

Shirley Erickson Gorospe, Director
Evaporating Shorelines
Backlight Pictures, LLC
801-280-9084 phone
............
Great Salt Lake Audubon and HawkWatch International are showing a work-in-progress screening of Evaporating Shorelines, a documentary about the Great Salt Lake. We would like you to join us to provide input on this documentary. Admission is free. Come early and stay late. Networking and Q&A before and after the screening. Please tell anyone else you think might be interested.

The screening will take place at Hawkwatch International. Thursday, March 1st at 7:00 pm. Please RSVP at http://www.evaporatingshorelines.eventbrite.com/

Here is a link to the trailer:
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=144889168957232


Great Salt Lake Minerals Corporation received a permit from the Utah Department of Natural Resources to expand their industrial operations. 91,000 acres of shorelines, wetlands, and water on the Great Salt Lake are in jeopardy.

Fifteen non-profit organizations have joined together to form Keep The Lake Great to protect these 91,000 acres. This coalition is appealing to the Army Corps of Engineers to stop this project. This documentary, Evaporating Shorelines, includes commentary from government officials, scientists, attorneys, and residents of Utah, about the value of the lake from the scientific viewpoint to the aesthetics of the lake to recreational usage. The film includes footage of the amazing birds, plants, and animals that are crucial to this ecosystem.

Please write your letters for public comment to:

Jason Gipson
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Utah Regulatory Office
533 West 2600 South, Ste. 150
Bountiful, Utah 84010
(801) 295-8380 x 14
Email: jason.a.gipson@usace.army.mil

Saturday, February 11, 2012

CASTING CALL


CASTING CALL!!!!
Polynesian Cultural Center
CASTING CALL
DATE: February 13 or 14 CASTING
TIME: 10:00am-6:00pm
LOCATION: Jeff Johnson Casting
2150 South Main St Suite 102, SLC UT 84115
 
DATE: February 24 and 25 VIDEO SHOOT

MORE:
  Hi I am a casting director looking for Hawaiians who live in Utah. this is the info I am sending to people, If you could pass this around to people you know I would really appreciate it.

I am looking for Hawaiian Families that live in Utah. This project is for the Polynesian cultural center its being shot in Utah. There are no lines Pay is $150.00 per day and they need to be available to  work on Feb 24 and 25. This is a period piece so they will be wearing traditional Hawaiian Clothing. I need all ages Male and Female 5yrs old to 70 yrs old. 

If you are or you know someone  who is Hawaiian or looks Hawaiian please send this to them or  have them come to my office between 10 am and 6pm Monday Feb 13, 2012 or Tuesday Feb  14, 2012.  We will take 3 quick pictures, and then send them on to the director. Please forward this info to anyone you know who might fit the descriptions.   My office address Jeff Johnson Casting  2150 South Main St. Suite 102 Salt Lake City, Ut 84115

Thanks
Jeff Johnson