Canoe Alley
2019 Fishing Tournament Parcipants at the Awards Ceremony
➳ The OCC Fishing & Boating Committee is proud to announce that it will hold the 12th annual OCC Fishing Tournament on Saturday, September 24, 2022. Save the date and sign up early for anoth- er day of fun with your ohana and friends. The tournament originated 12 years ago, when a group of members were talking about their recent catches at the OCC Bar. One thing led to another and the First Annual OCC Fishing Tournament was on. The 10th and 11th Annual Fishing Tourna- ments persevered during the pandemic when tour- nament director Jennifer Fratkze created a contest format that could run virtually. The OCC fishing tournament was one of the activities that still ran throughout the heavy COVID restrictions. Over the past 11 years, the tournament has grown into something very special, and now in- Reel Talk OCC’s Fishing Tournament is on and the new trophy is a true work of art OCC Fishing Tournament: Sa¨rday September 24 3rd Annual Keiki Clinics: Sunday, September 18 at 9am, 12pm and 3pm
cludes the much-anticipated keiki clinics, and two growing categories: shore fishing and fishing from canoes. Our vision is to have traditional ways of fishing taught to our youth, making safe boating and conservation as a priority. We are excited to have Jennifer return as our tour- nament director this year. She will continue to find new sponsors and we hope to get our tournament banquet back on the sand at the Snack Bar. The Fishing & Boating Committee is especially excited to have a new trophy for 2022. The trophy can be seen in the Club lobby. We owe much appreciation to Shannon Pelkey and Kawika Grant for helping us come up with the vision for the trophy. The top portion was custom handcrafted by Richard Howell—a well-known fisherman and craftsman from Kona and the Western Pacific— using special woods he carefully selected. The piece features plantation teak from Kaua‘i; earpod, a tree introduced to Hawai‘i in the early 1800s; and primavera, known in Hawai‘i as golden tree, which arrived in 1871. The koa base was made by Domi Gose, a former OCC employee and expert craftsman. “This piece, Lawai‘a Lanakila (winning fisherman), is based on one of the feats of Demi-god, Maui,” Howell says. “Briefly, Maui attempts to fish up the islands and bring them together using his great makau, Mānaiakalani,” he contin- ues, “He failed when Pele appeared as a beautiful woman
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