Ka Leo O Ka Lae`ula
January 2007: page 3
Shalom שלום
Cultural night at the halau wa`a with “Team Israel” was most informative and enjoyable. We started the evening with a little bit about Kalo and Haloanaka and `ohana. Then we ventured to another distant and historical Place, Israel..
Amir, Nitsan, Guy & Shai, along with their families, made another part of the world come alive for the rest of us. They shared stories of their homeland, their childhood and adult experiences. Of what they do for fun and what is required by the military.
We also learned some phrases that we can use:
Shalom: Hello/goodbye;
Toda: Thank you;
Mazal Tov: good luck, congratulations &
Sababa – great/cool/good.
Following their sharing of knowledge and life stories we all were fortunate to be able to enjoy the food that they laboriously made for all of us. It was so good. Toda also to the Zwick’s for their contribution that evening.
It was very SABABA!
Malama
Every 3rd Friday of the month is LUOK work day at Kanaha. This ranges from p/u trash, to fixing equipment, rigging, weed pulling/removal… you see it, it needs to be done… go for it. Pau hana time or whenever you can go. 1/19; 2/16; 3/16…
Sat. 1/20 is CWD –Community Work Day road side clean-up. If you come to 1/19 LUOK work
day we will do work for CWD. Trash bags and gloves are provided.
Every Thursday Lorna Hazen heads a group of volunteers in cleaning/clearing/weeding at the Kanaha Pond Wildlife Sanctuary. If you have the time and interest… meet at 8am at the beach road gate to the pond. Bring water, wear sunscreen and covered shoes. Tools/gloves provided but you may also
bring your own. She is there until 11. Arrive just before 8 and stay as long as you are able to. ?’s… Call Lorna at 572-6338. (Native Hawaiian Plant Society.)
General Membership Meeting. Friday-February 16th, 2007
We will do our monthly clean-up followed by a pot luck of pupus and drinks and decision making.
Warning… WARNING… warning…
be careful not to drink the water…
many paddlers have gotten pregnant!
KOKUA KOKUA KOKUA KOKUA KOKUA KOKUA
Okay. So have read this newsletter and thought; gee, I really enjoyed that, I like reading about our club and `ohana, but hmmm, it was mostly written by one person, I’d like to hear from others.
Oh… I think I want to write a little something for the next one or I think I may even have time to be the editor…. So if any of these thoughts made their way in and through your brain… give me a call or email or letter and let me know how you want to KOKUA.
Yes the thoughts expressed in this letter are MINE. (except for Ms. Murf bu)
Paddling in the "Off" Season
Paddling – a year round activity. Our canoes are on the water 5 days a week and sometimes twice in a day. The morning crew is on surf patrol, the afternoon crew looks for the wind and the MIL paddlers are training hard.
LUOK is hosting Maui and Saint Anthony High Schools. SA alumni, Lani Gomes & Ricky are coaching the SA kids - predominately JV. We’ll see if there are enough to make it into and through the season.
Recreation paddling: Tue/Thurs 6:15 – 7:15am
Wed/Fri 5pm
Big MAHALO to David Divin for stepping forward to run the afternoon sessions. Dave was trained well by Jim Hedani as safety of & for paddlers and the equipment are always priorities.
We sure miss Jim and hope his schedule will allow him to soon return.
“`A`ohe hana nui ke alu `ia”
No task is too big when done together by all.
Babies… 
Announcing... 
Sad for us… Martine & Stephane have moved to CA – we send our aloha across the ocean.