Last year's Poi & Papale fundraiser generated enough money to sustain our scholarship program through the 2017-18 school year. But this every-other-summer P&P left a little hole in our current calendar, and we decided to fill it with Kumaikalala, a slightly smaller-scale event whose returns are meant to 1) further contribute to our scholarship fund, and 2) provide travel assistance to potential KHCC delegates who are hoping to attend the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs' convention in Seattle this October. We have a number of young people on our board who can't otherwise afford it. Our membership approved this effort and designated a one-third, two-thirds distribution of profits: a third to scholarships, and two to convention travel.
No laila, on Sunday, July 2, over 120 of our kakoʻo joined us for an evening of the best in Hawaiian food (thanks to Tammy and Danny Smith of Hale Kealoha), music (thanks to Hoku Hanohano winners Chad Takatsugi and the Lum brothers of Keauhou), hula (thanks to the ladies of HMI), and silent auction treasures (thanks to Sue Pignataro, Normie Chock, Herman Marciel, Kauka de Silva, Kaleo Wong, Nick Tomasello, Kurt Brunner, and Cosette Harms). We met our fundraising goal of $5000 (we even exceeded it by a bit), and just as importantly, we celebrated the connections and kuleana that cannot be neglected if our lahui is to thrive. Mahalo palena ʻole to all who came, worked, cooked, sang, contributed, cleaned-up, and reconfirmed our Hawaiian place in the piko of Kailua. Aue, ke aloha e!
No laila, on Sunday, July 2, over 120 of our kakoʻo joined us for an evening of the best in Hawaiian food (thanks to Tammy and Danny Smith of Hale Kealoha), music (thanks to Hoku Hanohano winners Chad Takatsugi and the Lum brothers of Keauhou), hula (thanks to the ladies of HMI), and silent auction treasures (thanks to Sue Pignataro, Normie Chock, Herman Marciel, Kauka de Silva, Kaleo Wong, Nick Tomasello, Kurt Brunner, and Cosette Harms). We met our fundraising goal of $5000 (we even exceeded it by a bit), and just as importantly, we celebrated the connections and kuleana that cannot be neglected if our lahui is to thrive. Mahalo palena ʻole to all who came, worked, cooked, sang, contributed, cleaned-up, and reconfirmed our Hawaiian place in the piko of Kailua. Aue, ke aloha e!
