31.May.2008 HOOKED ON HULA
By Carolyn Lucas | SOWH Online Communications Director Hula is a way of life. It has preserved history through oral tradition and expressed the soul of spirituality. Every movement has a specific meaning and every expression is of great significance. The sacred chants communicated with the gods, recorded genealogy and events. Hula honored the Hawaiian [...]
28.May.2008 Special Olympians featured in recent West Hawaii Today article about adaptive paddling
West Hawaii Today reporter Erin Miller wrote a fantastic article about the Kalamaku Adaptive Paddler Program and its first race on Sunday, April 27, 2008. Several Special Olympians, including Shannon Salas and Stormin’ Norman Matsubara, participated. Click here to see images by West Hawaii Today photographer Baron Sekiya and read the article. Or, visit the [...]
VOLUNTEERS WANTED
Special Olympics West Hawaii seeks volunteers for the Kona Marathon aid station at Island Chevrolet on Sunday, June 29, 2008. Two shifts are available: 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. or 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is an opportunity to raise funds to send Special Olympics West Hawaii athletes to various competition throughout the year. [...]
SUMMER PROGRAM & POT LUCK
SPECIAL OLYMPICS & HULA HALAU MAKANANI-KONA CLASS HOSTS A SUMMER PROGRAM & POT LUCK DATE: SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2008 PLACE: KONA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 74-4960 PALANI ROAD IN KAILUA-KONA SOCIAL HOUR: 12:30 P.M. SHOW: 1:30 P.M. POTLUCK: 2:30 P.M. COACHES, FAMILIES & FRIENDS OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS, AS WELL AS THE DANCERS IN HALAU MAKANANI, ARE [...]