HANAMA‘ULU BEACH — It was definitely a win-win situation. The small pavilion at Hanama‘ulu Beach Park got a facelift, and the Hale ‘Opio Kaua‘i, Inc., Kaua‘i Teen Court program got a $10,000 grant on Saturday. About two dozen members of
HANAMA‘ULU BEACH — It was definitely a win-win situation.
The small pavilion at Hanama‘ulu Beach Park got a facelift, and the Hale ‘Opio Kaua‘i, Inc., Kaua‘i Teen Court program got a $10,000 grant on Saturday.
About two dozen members of the East Kaua‘i Lions Club greeted the sun by gathering to repaint the pavilion under the Weinberg Foundation’s Friends program.
Roy Nishida of the Lions Club said this was a win-win situation. The community got a needed service project accomplished, and another organization benefited from the gift made by the Weinberg Foundation.
“Not bad,” Nishida said. “You get two for one. This year’s recipient is the Hale ‘Opio Kaua‘i, Inc., Kaua‘i Teen Court program.”
Nishida said there are three groups on Kaua‘i that participate in this Weinberg program: East Kaua‘i Lions Club, the Zonta Club of Kaua‘i, and the Rotary Club of Kapa‘a.
Last year, Nishida remembers working on benches at King Kaumuali‘i Elementary School that needed fresh coats of paint, and previous to that, it was working in the rain at Wilcox Elementary School helping fix playground equipment that needed repair.
This year, club members gathered at the heavily used Hanama‘ulu Beach Park small pavilion where, armed with scrapers, they started the task of removing old paint, mold and grime in preparation for a fresh coat of paint applied using some equipment from Puhi Paint.
In addition to the pavilion, another group of Lions worked on sprucing up the outdoor shower facilities located on the far end of the beach park, across the parking lot.
And, if the task of face-lifting the pavilion was not enough, East Kaua‘i Lions Club President Michael Nii and member Norman Akita took leave of the work party long enough to make an appearance and another check presentation at the Lihu‘e Baseball League 2004 season opener at Lihu‘e County Park.
Akita said the club liked the “everyone-is-a-winner” philosophy of the league, and wanted to ensure this concept continues.
Towards this end, the Lions made a contribution which will go towards providing trophies for all the players in the league, that number totaling 183 keiki representing 16 teams.
Sports Editor Dennis Fujimoto may be reached at 245-3681 (ext. 253) or mailto:dfujimoto@pulitzer.net.
