Hawaii Kai Marina Community Association

Marina Water Treatment Test Results 2010

02/12/10

With the fun of enjoying the Marina waterways, the Marina management team does a quarterly "checkup" on the status of the safety levels of its waters. The latest test was performed in February 2010. View the results below:
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click to access »»	AECOS Results Summary 2010	» Download the PDF file
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[Continuing Feature] The 13th Annual “Festival of Lights" Christmas Boat Parade” .. continued from previous page

On Saturday, December 19, the light drizzle of occasional island rain did not put a damper to the Hawaii Kai Marina’s 13th Annual “Festival of Lights” Christmas Boat Parade.

The parade, presented and hosted by the Hawaii Kai Marina Community Association (www.hawaiikaimarina.com), once again was a tremendous success.

Thousands of people from all around the island gathered at the three Hawaii Kai shopping centers at twilight to watch 38 brilliantly decorated boats parade along the marina waterways. The number of vessels entered was a record since the event first started in 1997.

Boats decorated with holiday lights and decorations, paraded twice around the lower marina, passing the judges to vie for several prizes, including the grand prize for best overall. The holiday themes ranged from simple but dazzling Christmas trees adorned with lights, tinsel and garland, to completely transformed vessels with guys and gals performing on the flying trapeze! Applauds could be heard throughout the marina as the boats passed by.

Master of Ceremonies for the festival was Mike Buck, host of the Mike Buck Show on KHVH AM radio 830.
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The festival judges included Alyssa Miller, coordinator of Malama Maunalua, Elizabeth Reilly of Livable Hawaii Kai Hui, Reney Cheng of Hui Nalu Canoe Club, Bobby Moderow, Jr of the award winning group, Maunalua and Dan Dennison, Media Coordinator of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.

The winner of Overall Best in Show was Tom Hinthaus, for his rendition of Cirque Du Hawaii Kai. His 24’ homemade barge was skillfully transformed to a miniature stage, and included trapeze swings with a cast of many. In the past, Tom has entertained the crowd with several themes, including a Hawaiian Aloha Spirit theme complete with fireworks, Mark Twain’s Christmas and pirates of Hawaii. Tom’s creations have won Best in Show for the past three years.

» Click here to watch the boat parade slideshow

Prior to the start of the parade, visitors and guests were treated to live center stage entertainment at the Hawaii Kai Towne Center. Various hula troops opened the show. Featured was Maunalua, the Na Hoku Hanohano award winning group. They preformed several of their popular numbers.

In charge of coordinating the event and the “captain” behind this popular West Oahu annual event is Beverly Liddle, manager for the Hawaii Kai Marina. Beverly has already started working on her list of “things to do” for next year’s boat parade.

news 3 Besides the Hawaii Kai Marina Community Association as the major sponsor, co-sponsors include the BluWater Café, located next door to the marina office at the Hawaii Kai Shopping Center, the Hawaii Kai Towne Center, the Koko Marina Shopping Center and Hale Ali’i in Hawaii Kai. Several merchants and business’s donated various cash and gift prizes for the boat winners.

A feature slideshow of the boat parade is available here on the association's website.

Mahalo to all the co-sponsors, business’s and merchants that participated with their generous contribution of cash and gift prizes, to our distinguished judges, our photographer, Brad Goda, for his wonderful photos of the festivities and Beverly Liddle and her staff for their hard work throughout the year to make this event one of West Oahu’s major presentation.

Happy New Year 2010!

Congratulations to all the winners:

Best Overall Winner - Tom Hintnaus for “Cirque Du Hawaii Kai” (shown above)

1st Place Under 20' - Matt Buckman for “SurFn Santa”
2nd Place Under 20' - Ted Fuller for “Mini Tug Boat”
3rd Place Under 20' - John Gravener for “Mickey Mouse Xmas”

1st Place 20' to 30' - Eddie Fraser for ”The Grinch Stole Xmas”
2nd Place 20' to 30' - Craig Waltz for “Harry Potter Express”
3rd Place 20' to 30' - Jim Petrides for “Sponge Bob Pineapple”

1st Place over 30' - Hui Nalu Canoe Club for “Surfin Santa”
2nd Place over 30' - Bob & Kay Hampton for “Paradise White Xmas Hula Girls”
3rd place over 30' - Kenan Knieriem for “Frostie”

Watch the boat parade slideshow »»

Hawaii Kai Marina Summary of January 2009 Bathymetric Survey

Bathymetric is the hydrographic survey that measures the depth of the water and determines the shape of the seabed. The survey was done to find out exactly how much dredging was needed. A follow-up survey will be done once the dredging is completed. View the map of the recent project of the Hawaii Kai Marina. Note: The map is in PDF format and the file size is quite large (5+MB). Click here to view the map

They are cute ... But Please Do Not Feed the Ducks!

A friendly reminder for all Marina residents and guests: Please Do Not Feed the DUCKS. It creates unsanitary conditions for their neighbors and the noise disturbs their peace and enjoyment of the Marina. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in advance from your Marina staff.

Hancock Landing Information

HANCOCK LANDING, Hawaii Kai Marina Community Association's recently renovated project, has been operational and open to all Hawaii Kai Marina Community Association members and guests. Hancock Landing is a private boat/trailer ramp and parking. Here are some information for all Hawaii Kai Marina Community Association members to abide to:

Hours of Operations: 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Daily
48 Hour Parking maximum
Unauthorized Vehicles/Trailers will be towed
Honolulu 24 Hour Towing Ph: 524-7944

Abide by the Marina Rules and Policies for Safe Boating

As a Hawaii Kai Marina Community Association member, it is important that we know and abide by the marina rules and have access to the information we need. Details are located here at our website.

The MARINA RULES & REGULATIONS is located for viewing and downloading from our website. The button is located on the navigation screen to the left or the links bar to the bottom of this page. Contact the Marina office for more information.

Promote safe boating and have fun!

Meet Your Marina Patrol Team
Updated May 18, 2010

Photos from the Past

From the Past

The Marina office received a photo of the Hawaii Kai Marina from 33 years ago.

Thanks to Wallace Okazaki for giving us a nostalgic look back in time.

Click on the photo for a larger view.
Note: this image is 1024x760 pixels to show enhanced details. It will download slowly if you are using a slow connection such as a dial-up.

Hawaii Kai Marina 1974 - Honolulu, Hawaii USA

Hawaii Kai Marina circa 1974
Photo courtesy of W.Okazaki

Rim Island 2 - Photo courtesy of Jamm Aquino - Honolulu Star Bulletin

Gayle Carr, submitted this photo, courtesy of Jamm Aquino of the Honolulu Star Bulletin. The photo was published in the Star Bulletin.

Thanks Gayle, for all your contribution to our website!

Rim Island 2, taken in 2005. Photo courtesy of Jamm Aquino - Honolulu Star Bulletin

	If you have any old or new photos that you would like to share with our viewers, send them to us. You can e-mail your photos to the Marina office in either JPG, PNG or GIF format. If you have prints, we will be happy to scan them for you. Bring them to the office. We will post your photos here on our website for all to enjoy. All original prints will be returned to you.
Rim Island, taken 2003

Painting by the late Jaap Syderhound on display in the Marina Office

Have you been to the Marina Office? Located in the Hawaii Kai Shopping Center by Blue Water Grill, I noticed a couple of interesting wall hangings.

This is a painting done by our former marina President, Jaap Syderhound. Notice the perfect combination of colors used in this painting, which enhances the natural colors of our tropical island environment.

« Click on the painting for a larger detailed view.

Arial View of Hawaii-Kai Marina Circa 1988

This is an aerial view of the Hawaii Kai Marina. The photo was taken in 1988, and is scaled at 1" to 200'. This is an enlarged photo on the wall in Beverly's office.

If you have a chance, visit Beverly and the Marina Staff to say Hi, and take a look at the wonderful photos taken over the years. Beverly also has a collage of photos from every past Festival of Lights Boat Parade which is very impressive and worth the visit just to see it.

« Click on the photo for a larger view.


	Another photo of the Hawaii Kai Marina submitted by a HKMCA member. « Click on the photo for a full size view.