Waikiki Community Center
coordinates unique events throughout the year to raise
unrestricted funds for our programs and services.
Na Mea Makamae o Waikiki 2011 (Honoring the
Treasures of Waikiki) was held at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel Hawaii
Ballroom on Friday, August 26, 2011 and was attended by over 600
guests.
2011 Kahiau honorees are: The
Hyatt Regency Waikiki Resort & Spa, The Hawaii Tourism Authority
and Eddie & Myrna Kamae and the Hawaiian Legacy Foundation
for their invaluable contributions to Waikiki Community
Center and the visitor industry. A special international
culinary menu with fabulous silent and live auction with one of
kind travel packages (International and Domestic airline tickets
& hotel packages), unique custom jewelry, designer
bags and golf/dining packages were auctioned off! Unique
auction items, great prices! Check back for
additional information and details.
ROYAL MAILE $20,000 (Tax Deductible $18,640) 
·
Deluxe VIP table seating for ten (10) guests.
·
Complimentary premium red and white wine, table
service.
·
Corporate name and logo placement in event program.
·
Valet parking
·
Special favors for each guest.
ALII
SPONSOR
$10,000
(Tax Deductible $ 8,940)
• VIP table seating for ten (10)
guests.
• Complimentary premium red and white wine, table
service.
• Corporate name and logo
placement in event program
• Special favors for each guest.
PAKALANA
$
7,500 (Tax Deductible $ 6,440)
• Premium table seating for ten (10)
guests.
·
Complimentary red and white
wine.
·
Special favors for each guest.
ILIMA
SPONSOR $5,000
(Tax Deductible $4,170)
·
Premium table seating for ten (10) guests with table
favors.
·
Complimentary red and white
wine.
·
Special favors for each guest.
PIKAKE
SPONSOR $2,000
(Tax
Deductible $ 1,170)
Table
seating for ten (10) guests with table favors.
INDIVIDUAL
TICKET $ 250 (Tax Deductible $ 167)
2011 Event
Planning Committee
- Event Chair: Vicky Cayetano, President/CEO United Laundry
Services
- Table Sales Co-Chairs: Salah
Ihsan, Director of Finance at Waikiki
Beach Marriott Resort & Spa & Vicky Cayetano,
President/CEO United Laundry
Services.
Leadership Committee:
Barbara Campbell (Outrigger Enterprises
Group); Vicky Cayetano (United Laundry); Eric Hamaguchi (Sterling
Development Services); Jason Ito (Kyo-ya Management Co. LLC),
Bonnie Kiyabu (Ocean Resort Hotel); Paul Kosasa (ABC Stores); Ann
Kutaka (InForm Design); Gabe Lee (American Savings Bank); Teri
Matsukawa (Solution Dynamics Pacific LLC); Annalise McLean (First
Hawaiian Bank); Helene "Sam" Shenkus (Royal Hawaiian Center), Bob
Taylor (Maui Divers), Susan Todani (Kamehameha Schools), Noel
Trainor (Savoy Consulting), Monet Trespeses (Philippine Airlines);
Gregory Valen (Toshiba Business Solutions); Roger Wall (Sullivan
Family of Companies/Foodland Stores), Sharon Weiner (DFS Group
Hawaii), Steve Williams (First Hawaiian
Bank) and Carolyn Wong (Goodsill Anderson Quinn &
Stifel).
For reservations, please
contact Denice Keliikoa, Director of Development at WCC at (808)
923-1802 ext. 108 or email. 
WCC Duke Kahanamoku Challenge 2012 (formerly known as WCC Ala
Wai Challenge) is scheduled Sunday, February
12, 2012 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Duke's Beach and
Lagoon. 9am-4pm. Stay tuned for more details and event
highlights.
The 27th Annual WCC Duke
Kahanamoku Challenge presented by Hilton Hawaiian Village
and Hilton Grand Vacations Club is scheduled Sunday,
February 12, 2012 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Duke's
Beach and Lagoon. Proceeds from this event supported programs
and services for families, children, and senior adults who live,
work and visit Waikiki. Thousands attend this
annual event with beautiful weather and great paddling
conditions.
Congratulations to the Kawanakoa Team for
winning the 2011 overall canoe race once again!
The Duke Kahanamoku Challenge is a fun,
family and corporate event for the whole community, all ages!
First established in 1985 as a community service project by the
Waikiki Jaycees, the event is now positioned as the signature sports
fundraising event benefiting the Waikiki Community Center
(WCC). This year marks the event's 26th year anniversary
with lots of exciting and fun activities and
entertainment planned. Fun for the whole family,
mark your calendar now. Local businesses, hotels, and
community groups are invited to participate in the day of fun and
competition which includes:
- Quarter-mile (1/4 mile) canoe sprint race
in Duke's Beach (Canoes, paddles and
steersman provided, if needed).
- Ancient Hawaiian Makahiki land games.
Public invited to participate for a donation to WCC.
- Huki Kaula (Hawaiian Tug-of-War).
Exciting to watch!
- Returning this year!
Invitational Stand-Up Paddle
(SUP) 4-man Relay in Duke's Lagoon!
Congratulations to the Hilton Management Team for winning the SUP
in 2011!
- Celebrity entertainmet - non stop
entertainment from two stages!
- Craft and Hawaiian Artist Fair -
Contact Denice for
Craft booth information.
- Food Booth with ethnic menus
- Exhibits and informational booth about
'Green' and keeping our environment healthy.
- The event kicks off with a double-hulled
canoe procession, in 'oli (chant) and Kahiko (ancient hula and
song) by the Kamehameha Schools Hawaiian Ensemble class.
Following the opening ceremonies, a special line-up of
entertainment from the Main Stage on the Great Lawn!
Hula, Tahitian and celebrity talent!
The fee to sponsor a 12-person team (6 to
canoe, 6 to compete in Makahiki Game) includes lunch, snacks,
all entrance fees and an event t-shirt for each team member is $600
a team when paid by January 5, 2012 or $ 650 after.
Stand-Up Paddle Relay is by invitation only and $600 per team of
four.
2011 Honorees - Pi'ianaia Family and Mau Piailug for their invaluable
contributions and recognition of Polynesian
navigation.
We thank Jerry Gibson, Area Vice President
& Managing Director Hilton Hawaii and 2011 Honorary Chair and
Mr. Henry Perez, General 2011 Event Chair for their exceManager of
Grand Vacations Club and ptional leadership. The Hilton Hawaiian Village
and Hilton Grand Vacations Club were the 2011 Title Sponsor and
hosts of the event.
Nainoa Thompson, navigator and Kamehameha
School’s trustee, honored maritime legends the Pi`ianai`a ohana, and
the late Mau Piailug.
We thank all the following who entered
teams in the open ocean regatta and the Hotel Manager’s Stand-Up
Paddle Relay to support the Waikiki Community Center: Hilton
Hawaiian Village, Hilton Grand Vacations Club, Group Builders, Best
Bridal Hawaii, Koga Engineering & Construction, Aloha State
Refrigerator, Princess Regina Kawananakoa, Paddy Dunn, Puchi Romig,
Thurston Pacific, PBR, Young Brothers Limited, Ching Yuen &
Morikawa, Sheraton Waikiki, HECO I, HECO II, HECO III, Aqua Hotel,
Waikiki Beach Activities, Waikiki Marriott Resort & Spa, WCIT,
Hyatt Regency Waikiki Resort & Spa, Waikiki Edition I, Waikiki
Edition II, Group 70, MGA Architecture, Duke’s Waikiki and Hana Hou
Magazine (HAL). We
thank our volunteers from Kamehameha Schools, Waikiki Rotary,
Waikiki Neighborhood Board, Sand Island TC, Hickam JPAC, Hawai`i Air
National Guard, Austin Maintenance, Affordable Grease Traps,
Advanced Mechanical Technologies, Anuenue Canoe Club, Sacred Heart’s
Academy, and O’ahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association
(OHCRA).
A special thanks to our sponsors, in-kind
and pro bono supporters: Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and
Spa, Hilton Grand Vacations Club, Hawai`i Convention Center, E NOA
Tours, SPAM, HMSA, Hawaiian KINE 105FM, Seal Masters, Mozaic, E NOA
Corporation, Kupuna Roy Benham, Waihi’i Farms, Gray Line -
Polynesian Adventure Tours, United Truck Rentals, This Week O`ahu,
Plan Pacific, Desert Watch Security, Greeters Hawai’i, Production
Hawaii, Straub Clinic, Royal Party Rentals, AVT, McDonald’s, Shining
Star Audio, BATES/LEE Advertising, Certified Hawaiian Inc.,
Star-Advertiser, DLNR, DOCARE, WCC & EEC Staff, HPD, Pacific
Paddler Magazine and Electric
Pencil.
We
send a special mahalo to our entertainers and performers of the day:
Melveen Leed, Rev. Dennis Kamakahi, Kupaoa, Darren Benitez, Jeff
Teves Trio, Halau Hula ‘o Hokulani, Kumu Hula Kohulani & Larry
DeRego, Shining Star the Band, Glenn Mayeda & Welo, Halau
Nawahine, Te Vai Ura Nui, and the Royal Hawaiian Band. Mahalo All
Volunteers!!!!!
    
Join us in 2012 for another exciting event! Call 923-1802 for team sponsorship fees. All
canoes and stand up boards are provided courtesy of Waikiki Beach
Activities and Kamehameha Schools as well as game equipment.
Steersmen and additional canoe paddlers are also available to assist
during the canoe race, if needed. Please let us
know.
The public is invited to come and play the
Makahiki games for a small nominal donation that helps the Waikiki
Community Center. Food booths, lomi-lomi massage, and unique
Hawaiian craft vendors will be open to the public on the Great
Lawn at Hilton Hawaiian Village. Free water taxi across
the Duke Lagoon throughout the day. And, of course, watching
the races and competition is free! Fabulous entertainment from
two stages starting at 9 a.m. with the Royal Hawaiian
Band.
Parking is available at Hawaii Convention
Center with free shuttle to/from the Hilton Hawaiian Village, event
site.
For team registration, contact Jeff Apaka,
Event Coordinator at 923-1802 x109 or jeff@waikikicommunitycenter.org. Craft and exhibitors ~ Contact Denice Keliikoa
for Sponsorship or Craft application form. (Return to
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Ala Wai Challenge 2010
WCC 25th Ala
Wai Challenge - Sunday, January 24, 2010
The 25th
Annual WCC Ala Wai Challenge was held on Sunday, January 24, 2010 at
Ala Wai Neighborhood Park for Waikiki Community Center
(WCC). Proceeds from this event supported programs and services
for families, children, and senior adults who live, work and visit
Waikiki.
The Ala Wai
Challenge is a fun, family event for the whole community, all
ages! First established in 1985 as a community service project
by the Waikiki Jaycees, the event is now positioned as the signature
sports fundraising event benefiting the Waikiki Community Center
(WCC). This year marks the event's 25th year anniversary
with lots of exciting and fun activities and
entertainment planned. Fun for the whole family,
mark your calendar now. Local
businesses and community groups are invited to participate in the
day of fun and competition which includes:
- Quarter-mile canoe
sprint race in Ala Wai Canal (canoes provided).
- Ancient Hawaiian
Makahiki land games.
- Huki Kaula (Hawaiian
Tug-of-War).
- Celebrity entertainment
- Craft and Hawaiian Artist
Fair
- Food Booths with ethnic
menus
- Exhibits and informational booth
about 'Green' and keeping our environment healthy.
The event kicks off with
a double-hulled canoe procession, in 'oli (chant) and Kahiko
(ancient hula and song) by the Kamehameha Schools Hawaiian Ensemble
class. Following the opening ceremonies, a special line-up of
entertainment is planned.
The fee to sponsor a
12-person team (6 to canoe, 6 to play Makahiki) includes lunch,
snacks, all entrance fees and an event t-shirt for each team members
is $420 a team when paid by December 10 or $$480 after. Call
923-1802 for team sponsorship fees. All canoes are provided
courtesy of Kamehameha Schools as well as game equipment. The
public is invited to come and play the Makahiki games for a small
nominal donation that helps the Waikiki Community Center. Food
booths, lomi-lomi massage, and unique Hawaiian craft vendors
will be open to the public. Free water taxi, from Waikiki
to event site and back. And, of course, watching the races and
competition is free!
For sponsorship
opportunities or team registration, contact Jeff Apaka,
Event Coordinator at 923-1802 x109 or jeff@waikikicommunitycenter.org. Craft and exhibitors ~
Contact Denice Keliikoa for an application form. More info about
Ala Wai Challenge - click here.
Visitor Industry Charity Walk, 3rd Saturday in
May each year
Form a team
and join WCC staff and members for the annual Visitor Industry
Charity Walk (VICW). This event is held the 3rd Saturday of
each May starting at McCoy Pavilion at Ala Moana Beach Park at 7:00
a.m. Leisure walk through Waikiki stopping to enjoy the many
treats and snacks provided by the hotels, shops and sponsors
along the 6-mile walk. Start collecting pledges to
fulfill the $35 registration fee and turn in at WCC office.
Lots of fun and helping the thousands of charities in Hawaii!
Call Jeff at WCC (808) 923-1802 for a race packet.
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