• YMCA, East Kaua‘i Y celebrates 25 years
• Pu‘uwai Girls Volleyball tryouts scheduled
• Hanapepe Baseball announced
• Kukuiula Outrigger Canoe Club hosts recruiting party
YMCA, East Kaua‘i Y celebrates 25 years
The YMCA and East Kaua‘i’s Men Youth Run celebrates 25 years Saturday as the longest running event of its kind on the island, and to help with the festivities, tickets will be given away or random drawings.
Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday at the grounds of Kilohana. The race is scheduled to start at 8 a.m.
For the drawing, the winning-runner and three family members will receive a 40-minute ride in “King Kalakaua-style” wooden cars on an authentic narrow gauge railway tour through almost 100 acres of agriculture. The second drawing will give away 10 new bicycles. The race is open from ages 1 to 17 years old.
For more information, call 246-9090.
Pu‘uwai Girls Volleyball tryouts scheduled
The Pu‘uwai Girls Volleyball Club, a member of the 3 G’s Nation Corp., will be hosting tryouts for girls in the 12 Under, 14 Under and 16 Under divisions.
Tryouts will take place between 8 and 11 a.m. on Jan. 26. Additional tryout dates will be on Jan. 28 and Jan. 30 between 6 and 8 p.m.
All tryouts will take place at the Kapa‘a Middle School.
There is a tryout fee of $15.
For more information, call Vonda Aki at 639-4474.
Hanapepe Baseball announced
The Hanapepe Youth Baseball Association announces registration for its Mustang, Bronco and Pony divisions of youth baseball.
Registration will be accepted on Jan. 22, 24, 28, 29, and 31. Applications will also be accepted on Feb. 4, 5, and 7 at the Hanapepe Neighborhood Center patio between the hours of 4:30 to 6 p.m.
Youth between the ages of 9 through 14 years old are eligible to participate in the youth baseball program.
For more information, call Nalani Shigematsu at 652-5214.
Kukuiula Outrigger Canoe Club hosts recruiting party
Kukuiula Outrigger Canoe Club is hosting a recruiting party/open house for new paddlers from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Kukui‘ula Small Boat Harbor in Po‘ipu.
The public is welcome to join and learn more about Hawaiian outrigger canoe paddling, our club and to try paddling a six man, one man, or double hull, 12- man canoe.
All paddlers must be healthy and be proficient ocean swimmers.
Registration for new members will continue from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Thursday.
Regular practices are Tuesday and Thursday at 5 p.m. beginning Tuesday.
Call Fran McDonald at 808-635-0165 or Juli Bohmer at 808-554-4511 or check out our Web site at www.kukuiulaoutrigger.com for more info.
