When: Saturday, May 5
6:00 PM - No Host Cocktail Reception & Networking Mixer 7:00 PM - Banquet & Awards Ceremony with live entertainment Where: Kaua`i Marriott Resort, Lihue Cost: $75/person or $700/table of ten Live Music & Hula:
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 We are so proud of our Pi`ina Hoku youth class of 2012! They have completed THREE community service projects this year and participated in numerous other events and activities that have benefited our Kaua`i community in BIG ways. Please join us to hear about their accomplishments and to celebrate their graduation from the Leadership Kaua`i program on Sunday, April 22 from 2:00 - 5:00pm at Smith's Tropical Garden. Pupus & refreshments will be served.
 As you may know, Leadership Kaua`i educates, inspires, and motivates its participants to develop a philanthropic spirit of giving back and serving the community. Each year, our adult and youth participants decide upon and engage in projects that serve a wide range of our island community. During the 2011 – 2012 Class year, our Adult & Youth participants are completing SIX (6) projects including a “Kupuna Day” at the Regency at Puakea on January 14, 2012. This special day will include interviews on life experiences of our treasured kupuna that will be compiled into a book titled “Recipe for Life” to be published by April, 2012. As part of this project, one of our adult participants (Mike Baez) was inspired to write a song. After hearing the song, several others pitched in to help refine the lyrics, added a bridge, and then the entire youth and adult classes got together to record the final chorus of the song! Musicians on the song include Mike Baez (guitars, vocals, hand claps, jdembe), John Medeiros (ukulele), Mahealani Yamashita (ukulele), and Jerry Brocklehurst (additional percussion). The song is being released to the local radio stations in January as part of a parallel campaign to remind everyone to remember to honor your kupuna year-round, not just at the holidays. So, for your listening pleasure, you can download the song here and download a copy of the lyrics here. And, if you missed my 9 minute interview with Ron Wiley of KONG (all day long) radio, you can hear it by clicking here. Please note that the chorus line “I ulu no ka lala I ke kumu” has special meaning. It was borrowed from the ‘Olelo No’eau (1261, M. Pukui) and is translated as “the branches grow because of the trunk.” Without our kupuna, we would not be here! We hope you enjoy the song! If you do, and you'd like to help keep our community projects going year-after-year, please donate to us by clicking here. To read about the other 5 community service projects this year, click here. Mahalo, The Leadership Kaua'i Staff and 2012 Youth & Adult Participants
This is another in a long line of community projects by Leadership Kauaʻi! In partnership with the "Kaua`i Grown" folks, our 2012 Pi`ina Hoku Youth Leadership class has organized a special event during the farmers market at KCC this Saturday, March 17. Support local farmers and enjoy FREE Entertainment from 10:30 am - 1:30 pm. Tell us what products you would like to see for sale and get entered to WIN an ʻUKULELE! We'll see you there!  Nominations have been streaming in at a steady rate, and we're thrilled with the level of interest everyone is showing to this new annual signature event for Leadership Kaua`i!
However, since this is the first time through the process, a number of people have had questions, so... we've decided to extend the deadline to Friday, March 9 in order to allow everyone who wants to participate a chance to submit their nominations. Here are some details: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Ways to Nominate* 1) Submit online at http://thehookanakaawards.blogspot.com/, or 2) Download the fillable form from the same website, and Fax or Email it to us. Then, after all nominations are received, here's what happens:
In Addition to the Awards, there will be:
* Note: Leadership Kaua`i Board and Staff members are not eligible to receive a Ho`okanaka Award. If you have any questions, please feel free to call our office at 246-8727. We hope to see you at the Awards Ceremony! An Appeal from our Executive Director... Aloha Supporters, Friends, Alumni, and Community Members - First, let me say Mele Kalikimaka and Hau'oli Makahiki Hou! Here's wishing you the best Holiday Season and New Year ever! As you may know, grant funding is down significantly this year and we can really use your kokua. At the beginning of each year, Leadership Kaua'i launches an annual giving campaign / fund-raiser that helps sustain our organization through the coming new year. Please watch your U.S. Mailbox for a letter that describes our 2012 Adult and Pi'ina Hoku (Youth) programs and community projects. To help you take advantage of the 2011 tax deduction*, we've already sent the mailer so that you can respond before December 31st. We've also included a self-addressed, postage-paid envelope to make it even easier to donate before year-end. If you didn't receive the mailer, please click here or on the donation form below to download it in PDF format. Alternatively, you can donate online by clicking here. If you can't respond by December 31st, a January donation is also appreciated and will be deductible* in 2012! You can even set-up a monthly donation if you'd prefer that versus an annual amount. Any amount is greatly appreciated! This year, your generous donations will help sustain us through 2012 as we completesix new community projects: 2 Youth Projects: (1) For Da Kids Sports Day Camp which was held on October 15th, 2011, with the support of the adult class, gave youth ages 4 – 13 years old a chance to learn a new sport, get active and have fun; (2) Introducing new policy to the DOE to include Kaua`i Grown products on school campuses through a demo Farmer’s Market Event for Teenagers. 3 Adult Projects: (1) Ho'okanaka Awards - An awards process and ceremony, to be held annually (this year on May 5) to honor and celebrate outstanding adult and youth leaders within the Kaua'i community who best demonstrate the 5 principles of leadership; (2) Celebrating the importance of mailelauli’i, a native and endemic plant to Kaua’i, by creating an informational DVD to distribute statewide and sponsoring an essay contest for our island’s 4th and 5th graders; and (3) An impactful and informational DVD for funders, neighborhoods, schools & employers to utilize as a tool, which will include powerful interviews, statistics and speak to the need for help in Kaua`i for people with addiction to drugs and or alcohol. An additional intergenerational community service project: Both classes will work together to host "Kupuna Day" at the Regency at Puakea on January 14th, 2012. This will include games & entertainment to uplift the Kupuna’s spirits along with interviews on life experiences that will be compiled into a book titled “Recipe for Life” to be published by April, 2011. Please watch for updates on these projects in the coming months. Mahalo for your consideration! Jerry Brocklehurst Executive Director *NOTE: Please be sure to check with your accountant or tax advisor regarding deductibility.  Mahalo Nui Loa to everyone who sponsored, participated, volunteered, or came out to support our annual Golf Tournament, held on Sunday, December 4 at Puakea Golf Course. It was GREAT weather and GREAT fun for all! And Keith Yap was a terrific Emcee! Mahalo, Keith! Your wonderful donations and participation helped support our organization with some much needed funds! Again, Mahalo Nui!  Lana Spencer, Brenda Jose, Tom Clements (pictured here in their Leadership Kaua'i logo shirts) along with other LK staff and alumni showed up to support Kauai United Way's annual Walk-a-thon on Saturday, October 29. Mahalo all!! Photo by Dennis Fujimoto, The Garden Island newspaper. For the complete article, please visit http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/blogs/camper/article_9fdd2cc4-03ab-11e1-9d6d-001cc4c002e0.html.   |
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