No Grumble - Just Geev'um

Coach Kimo and his Rec crew were able to sand two iakos and four more paddles on Saturday. Coaches Cy and Blane, along with Sam Kam were on the beach that morning.
Thank you to those who showed up to help:
Randy, Robert, Troy, Jenn, Kaneke, Travis, Lynn, Ku & Ulu! Good group and good fellowship.
Paddling is next Saturday, Nov. 14th @ 9:30am!
(for all alumnis - those who signed their 2009 waivers)!
All questions, please direct to our Recreational Head Coach, Coach Kimo Taylor (479-7871). Thank you.

Get your Christmas cards!

Rec NHCCM thanks Jimmy Aka for his "Christmas Coral" cards.

All proceeds of the cards are going to Rec NHCCM.

Pick up your cards at Rec (Sand Island) this Saturday, Nov. 7th or next Saturday, Nov. 14th.

You can also email recpaddling@gmail.com
to put in your order.

Each card is $5.00

(Just another way to support Rec NHCCM)

Thank you for Last Saturday! - Oct. 31st

THANK YOU, REC!

Special Thanks to all the paddlers who have been stopping by
and proving to be a great support to Coach Kimo & Rec
in clearing the yard, picking up rubbish,
working on paddles, moving canoes, bringing and cooking food.
Here is a message from our Coach
as he was on his way to Lanai this past Sunday:

"Aloha Everyone, I'm at the airport going to Lanai for a wedding job.
Thanks so much for blessing my heart yesterday.
The paddles were finished - the yard on our beach looks fantastic -
and the Coaches will be blessed with their canoes under the shade...
Thanks to everyone who brought yard tools and food.
We were blessed for that because good food always keeps us going.
We decided to finish more yard-work next

week Saturday and work on iakos so,
I'll bring the WOK one more time.
I'll find out more about the turkey workday.
And some people were interested in the new fitness & diet program
that I'm doing right now.
So, I'll bring some info on that...anybody want to do some stretches?
Thanks to Coach Jimmy for the great Christmas card idea.
I think that would be a good fundraiser too.


God bless you, Coach Kimo"

The Fit Christian - Nov/Dec '09 Issue

The Fit Christian Magazine, A Christian Health & Fitness Magazine.
Promoting Health & Fitness and the Christian faith.

Much Mahalos to the Editor, Angela J. Perez.

Coach's Comments

Hi Everyone,

This is Coach..I've got a couple things to share with you. Regarding last Saturday, this Saturday and iRec schedule for off season paddling.

First of all, Lita and I are coordinating an effort with Rho, ex-Rec alumni paddler ("When are we going around the ISLAND???") who is living and working on Maui now. She has a good friend working here at Hawaii Prince Hotel (next to Ilikai) looking for about six (6) workers on the day before Thanksgiving to prepare and cook 500 TURKEYS. Yikes! Did I say, "500"??? WOW!

Anyway, the hotel is willing to donate some money to the club if we help out...SO, I'm asking if any of you could spare some time on Nov. 25th (morning & afternoon shifts are optional). I didn't make any commitment to the hotel yet, I wanted to get feedback from all of you first. We need 6 people minimum...more people the better! Okay? So, please let me know or contact Lita. I think we can have a lot of fun with this fundraiser!

Regarding last Saturday, 10\24 - it was a BLESSING TO MY HEART! We had paddle maintenance day at our canoe site. We sanded and varnished all of our Rec training paddles, plus some personal paddles that belonged to our members. Let's see if I can remember everyone who showed-up...Ulu, Anela & Ku, Robert F. & Troy, Randy N., JoAnn & Lynn Bailey, Travis brought his mom (Aunty Myrna), Coach Ken & Denise, Jimmy Aka & Everett came after work...and last but not least, Lita and the kids. Thanks to all of you for your hard work and effort...God bless you! (We ate good too! Ono food all around.)

Next Saturday, 10\31 (Halloween), we will be finishing the paddles we couldn't get too. We have one or two more coats of varnish to put on all the paddles for the final round.

Also, Rec was asked by Charlie T. to do some small yard work on the back side parking lot - to clear a small area to store some canoes. I asked Ku and Randy to bring their yard tools so, be prepared for that too.

I will bring the WOK again, (I won't forget the EGGS this time). So, if you want to volunteer a small dish, pls bring it along when you show up. We can always use the company and it's always nice to see everyone even if we are not paddling right now.

Does anyone want to wear a Halloween costume?? (I'll come dressed as "Coach Ken")

Lastly, speaking of paddling, Charlie T. also told me that iRec will have access to two (2) canoes over the "down" season for the next four months. There will be five canoes left on the beach for competitive and rec paddlers until next March, 2010. We can use "Mamala" or "Iolani"...during which time they'll be taken-apart for repair work on the i'ako's and polishing. I want Rec to help with that maintenance work too. Because, the sooner we can get the canoes polished and i'ako's varnished, the quicker we paddle.

Here's the "iREC PADDLING" schedule I was thinking about for the next four months:

* 2nd and 4th SATURDAYS of EACH MONTH (twice a month)

* 9:AM - 11:AM (Canoes leave the beach 9:30 sharp)

* Once the canoes are gone, that's it...No Rotation!

* 60-90 minute paddling workouts

* No Beginner's Paddling

* Only "alumni" Rec Paddlers allowed to paddle

("alumni" means - if you've already signed 2009 waiver's)

* I bring the paddle bag and canoe dolly (no tables, no set-up)

Okay, that's quite a lot of information for now. Oh, by the way, if you want to find out what the final cost for the repair on the "Niuhi" and also how much was contributed to the collection fund ... just show up on Saturday and we'll tell you then. You'll be amazed! God is Good!

God bless you all,

Coach Kimo

808-479-7871

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Coach's MidWeek Comments 10-13-09

Hi Everyone,

This is Coach Kimo...hope your week is going fantastic!

Yesterday, Monday, I married my brother and new bride, Sean & Andrea McDaniel. Small and intimate ceremony at Makapuu Beach.

Sunday, 10\11, I was at Waikiki Beach to greet all our men's crews from Molokai. Everyone arrived safely - including Coach Aka Hemmings' crew of adaptive paddlers. Praise the Lord!

And Saturday, 10\10, we had our last Rec 'Beach-on-the-Brunch' celebration for this 2009 season. For those that showed up - thank you for the "ono" food. We had lots of variety. JoAnn's shrimp-ka-bobs and Coach Ken's steaks were "killer". And thanks to everyone who stuck around to clean-up and cart all the equipment back to Coach Kimo's house.

Finally, Rec will be on the beach this Saturday, 10\17, for the last time this year...that's right, you read correctly. After this Saturday, we will be stopping Rec for the season because the competitive crews are dismantling most of our canoes for storage and repair.

It's been a hard season for everyone, especially following the damage of two canoes which has cost considerable money and heart ache for a lot of paddlers. I think everyone wants to rest for a while, catch their breath and regroup for the season next year.

"Come to me, all who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest." Matt. 11:28

Lastly, thanks always to Ulu and Lita for helping us stay connected and communicating.

See you on da' beach,

God bless you!