From the President’s Desk
DEAR FELLOW MEMBERS, The Outrigger Canoe Club has always been more than just a place—it is many of our members’ favorite home-away-from-home, where we recreate, develop friendships, cultivate new hobbies and skills, learn from one another, celebrate traditions and make memories to last generations.
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80th Annual Macfarlane Regatta
Some Club events are part of decades-old traditions, and others are new and improved offerings creatively developed by members just like you. You can learn more about them in this magazine, on the OCC website, and most timely and frequently in our OCC Enews weekly email. In case you missed it, here are a few of the events that have happened and been highlighted:
25th Annual Cline Mann Paddle Board Race
8th Annual Surf Jam
Girls BVCA Championship Boys’ indoor volleyball tryouts
Keiki & Me Volleyball announced for the Fall
Women’s A/B Social Tournament
Jr. Boys beach volleyball tournament We also share news and highlights from our events on social media channels (for example, check out Instagram @outriggercanoeclub & @ outriggervolleyball, and Facebook @OCCWaikiki). Finally, by the time you are reading this letter, our Logo Shop will have been enhanced, our landscaping project will be well underway, and our parking structure will be in its final phase of completion. Thank you for enduring these short-term pains for long-term gains. We very much appreciate your patience and understanding. If you have any suggestions for the Club, please reach out to a Committee chair, Board member, or the General Manager. You are also welcome to join us at our next Drinks with Directors—we enjoy meeting new members and hearing from as many different perspectives as possible.
Social Events • Bounce the Night Away event with glow-in-the- dark volleyball and bounce house fun • Summer Sizzle barbecues • Reading ‘Riggers book club • Wine dinners and tastings Volunteer Events • Waikīkī Beach Cleanup with the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation • Genki ball making sessions and Genki ball toss day, to restore the ecosystem in the Ala Wai Canal Historical / Cultural Events • Kanikapila, with the Historical Committee • Hawai‘i’s Kōlea, the Amazing Transpacific Life of the Pacific Golden-Plover, with the Historical Committee Athletics • ScratchFest • 14th Annual Fishing Tournament • OCC Golf at courses around the island • Moloka‘i 2 O‘ahu event • Ko Kainalu Sessions (water safety for keiki) • Outriggercanoeclubsports.com athletic results record
With warmest regards,
Emily Su-lan Reber Porter, President, Outrigger Canoe Club
4 AMA | SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2024
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