EXCITING, EXCITING EXCITING!!

The gang's getting antsy, lately there have been a few sunny days IN. A. ROW., and that means....PADDLING SEASON IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER!! May 7th to be exact!  Please mark your calendars and join us down at Lindon Harbor for KALEA'S first Open Paddle of the season!! 3:30 pm, we'll be having a potluck, so please bring a dish to share! We look forward to seeing everyone at the lake!!!

Getting ready!!

ALOHA GANG!
It's almost that time! The start of our 2011 paddling season is almost here!! Open enrollment has started, please click on Membership at the top of our blog and get your enrollment process started! Simple! 
We encourage all of you to come out and paddle! From those who wish to be a part of the racing team to the recreational paddler, to those who have never paddled before, all are welcome! Mark the date of MARCH 5th and join us down at Lindon Harbor at 10 a.m. for our season opener. 

Also in preparation for our 2011 season, we're having our laulau fundraiser, and funds are due today.  Team members please collect your funds, and email us your laulau count and arrangements to pick up the funds will be made.  We will be prepping and cooking the laulau on Friday 2/25 so please make sure you make arrangements to be at Jared's house for that.  Email us at the top of the page and we'll get the directions out to you. MAHALO!

In the meantime, enjoy some pics of the newest member of ka 'ohana KALEA! We hope to have the newest wa'a ready soon!

Fundraiser Update and dates to remember

ALOHA! Hope everyone's been actively selling their laulaus!! If you'll recall, the goal was 50 laulaus per person.  As an incentive, **if you sell over 50 laulaus, you can use the additional sales to help offset your membership fee!!** That's an awesome deal, and a great incentive!  As a reminder, please forward the number of your total sales to our email address, you can find the link at the top of the blog. 
For the casual paddlers, or those who have never paddled before and would like to try, you can opt to pay $30.00 which is the cost of your insurance coverage for the season.  Not a bad deal at all.  Please note that the 30.00 only entitles you to insurance coverage, and does not include tshirts, or parking fees. 
Dates to remember:
February 14th (HAPPY VALENTINE'S!) First day of open enrollment

February 16th: FUNDS DUE FOR LAULAU FUNDRAISER

March 5th: **FIRST PADDLE OF THE SEASON** Weather permitting.  Either way, we will still hold an orientation for the new season.

March 14th: End of open enrollment.

April 9th: FIRST RACE OF THE SEASON IN TEMPE ARIZONA!!!

Again, we welcome everyone to come out and paddle, see you in the wa'a!

Reminder!

Uncle Mike Tejada at this year's Poke Challenge!

 Aloha gang! We hope you're all feeling the excitement for our 2011 paddling season! It's just around the corner!! Here are some key dates to remember:

FEBRUARY 14TH: OPEN ENROLLMENT STARTS FOR 2011 PADDLING SEASON

FEBRUARY 16TH: FUNDS DUE FOR LAULAU FUNDRAISER

MARCH 5TH: PADDLING ORIENTATION, 10:00 AM AT LINDON HARBOR.

MARCH 15TH: OPEN ENROLLMENT ENDS

Another reminder, we should ALL be actively selling laulaus, you should have received an email with all of the information, and will be receiving another email shortly for follow up information and instructions.  Remember that on February 25th we're meeting at Jared's house to wrap the laulaus, more information in the upcoming email.  Mahalo for all of your efforts!!  If you're not on the email list already, please click on the contact tab at the top of the page and send an email requesting to be added. MAHALO!!

Our team is active in the community, here are some shots of the Poke Challenge last month at the Hawaiian Cultural Center. Enjoy!

Updates!

Aloha!
Please note that we've updated our calendar page (see above) to include the month of April.  With the start of our 2011 paddling season right around the corner, we want to make sure that everyone is aware that our very first regatta will be happening shortly after, on April 9th. 
KALEA will be participating in the TEMPE OUTRIGGER REGATTA on April 9th.

Please also note that our Paddling Orientation for the 2011 Season is on March 5th at 10am at Lindon Harbor.  Any questions, please contact us via email. MAHALO NUNUI!

2011 PADDLING SEASON AND UPCOMING FUNDRAISER

Aloha! We hope that all of you have enjoyed a beautiful holiday season with your loved ones. With the start of 2011, we're excited and eager to being our 2011 paddling season! Some important dates to remember:


FEBRUARY 14 TO MARCH 14 = KALEA OPEN ENROLLMENT

FEBRUARY 26TH = LAULAU FUNDRAISER PICK UP. TO HELP OFFSET COSTS FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES TO PARTICIPATE IN REGATTAS, OUR FIRST FUNDRAISER WILL BE ON 2/26, SELLING LAULAUS. WE NEED THE KOKUA OF ALL KALEA MEMBERS, PLEASE CONTACT DAVID OR TINA FOR MORE INFORMATION, AND SEE THE FLYER BELOW.

MARCH 5TH = 2011 PADDLING SEASON ORIENTATION.  10AM AT LINDON HARBOR.

MARCH 14TH = END OF OPEN ENROLLMENT

MARCH 21ST = DUE DATE FOR KALEA MEMBERSHIP DUES.

Our paddling schedule is set to remain the same, TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS 5P - SUNDOWN, AND SATURDAYS STARTING AT 9AM.

Please note that KALEA'S email address is kaleautah (at) gmail (dot) com, and also note the top of the blog has links to the monthly calendar which includes the paddling schedule and events, and a link to contact KALEA. 

Again, we hope you've all had a great holiday and enjoyed the "off-season", we look forward to seeing all of you in the wa'a, starting March 5th!! Mahalo nui!

CHRISTMAS PA`INA

Aloha!  Hui Hawai`i O Utah Hawaiian Civic Club is having a Christmas party on Saturday, December 11 from 2 -6pm and YOU'RE ALL INVITED!!! See flyer for more information!  Also, Malama Haloa O Utah will be holding a community ku'i at the same location, from 10a - 2:00p, if you'd like to come out and pound some kalo, and make FRESH pa`i `ai for the holidays!!! Check their blog for more information!