Judging session for all essays submitted by the deadline date.

Documentary on “Eddie Aikau, Hawaiian Hero” will be rebroadcast on KGMB –Channel 9 TV.

Holding period for the 25th Anniversary of the Quiksilver Big Wave Invitational In Memory of Eddie Aikau, which will take place at Waimea Bay on the Northshore of Oahu if the waves reach the required 20 foot minimum wave height. For more event information go to: www.quiksilver.com/bigwave - Opening Ceremonies to be held on Thursday Dec 3rd at Waimea Bay.

Myra, Solomon & Clyde Aikau will be autographing the new Posters for the 2009-10 Quiksilver Big Wave Invitational In Memory of Eddie Aikau, along with some of the invited surfing contestants. (Posters are FREE, while supplies last).

Announcements sent to schools with essay contest details and poster.

Read an article on Jaguar.com on Vince Manuwai and his inspiration from Eddie Aikau - http://jaguars.com/news/article.aspx?id=8244 

On Jan 31, 2009, the Eddie Aikau Foundation participated in a charitable fundraising event in conjunction with the Kamehameha Schools Surfers Give-Back Club held on the school's Honolulu campus.

This newly formed Surf Club uses surfing as a platform to serve its community and to promote surfing in a positive way by enabling their student members to build strong relationships with community members while encouraging environmental awareness & conservation.

The Foundation was invited by the KS Surfers Give-Back Club to participate, along with several other non-profit organizations such as the Surfriders Foundation, AccessSurf Hawaii & the Duke Kahanamoku Foundation.  This was a Surfer-Sample sale which was to benefit the following two organizations:

        - Keiki o ka'aina Family Learning Centers - a native Hawaiian agency
                that provides FREE family-based education programs. The mission of
                the agency is to educate children, strenghthen families, enrich
                communities & perpetuate culture.
        - Shriners Children's Hospital - This hospital provides medical care to
                children in Hawaii and the Pacific Rim area FREE of charge.  They
                specialize in treating burn victims, spinal cord injuries and
                orthopaedic injuries, such as clubfoot, scoliosis & other diseases
                of the musculoskeletal system. The are in the process of building a
                new hospital facility in Honolulu.

The Surf Club encouraged the non-profit groups to sell any of their products at the event to raise money for their organizations.  They also provided us with the tent and all equipment we needed for our booth, helped us with the set-up, and provided lunch and water for our volunteers.

This was a good public relations opportunity for the Foundation to promote more awareness of our mission and goals.  We set up a display of photos from one of the Eddie Aikau Essay Awards Ceremonies and the framed posters from the 4 essay contests.  We talked to many people that day about the Eddie Aikau Foundation.

We gave a $300 donation to the KS Surfer Give-Back club to support their fundraising efforts for both charitable entities and we sold $70 worth of Foundation T-shirts at the event.

The KS Surf club raised a total of $1400 that day and 100% was donated to the two organizations listed above.

Guardians of the Sea was shown at the 2008 Maui Film Festival, the 2008 Santa Brabara Film Festival and the 2008 Alaska Film Festival. It traces the rich history of lifeguarding, going back to the legendary Duke Kahanamoku and Eddie Aikau, in this moving tribute to Hawaii’s "guardians of the sea." The team then jumps to modern day Pipeline, where highly skilled lifeguards protect surfers from the ocean's powerful swells.

Here is the movie link:
http://explore.org/explore/hawaii/films/150

Watch a PBS-KHET Special on Channel 10 - Broadcasting an interview with Clyde Aikau on Tuesday, May 12th and another special on Eddie Aikau on Tuesday, May 19th.

Part 1:

5/12 - Tuesday    7:30 to 8:00 pm

5/13 - Weds        11:00 to 11:00 pm

5/17 - Sun           4:00 to 4:30 pm

 

Part 2:

5/19 - Tuesday    7:30 to 8:00 pm

5/20 - Weds        11:00 to 11:00 pm

5/24 - Sun           4:00 to 4:30 pm

 

We hope you get a chance to watch.

Watch the KGMB report on the 2009 Eddie Aikau Essay Contest